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  Bachmann, Michele
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AffiliationRepublican  
<-  2011-01-01  
 
NameMichele Bachmann
Address1801 Johnson Dr
Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, United States
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Born April 06, 1956 (67 years)
ContributorEric
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Sep 05, 2016 02:38am
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InfoMichele Bachmann is running for president to bring a new voice to the White House -­‐ a voice of constitutional conservatism, limited government, and a safe and secure America.

Elected in 2006, Michele is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. From the beginning, she has demonstrated bold reform, pushing to fix Washington’s broken ways.

Michele is a leading advocate for tax reform, a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending, and a strong proponent of adherence to the Constitution, as intended by the Founding Fathers. She believes government has grown exponentially, with Obamacare being the most recent example of its uninhibited growth. Michele wants government to make the kind of serious spending decisions that many families and small businesses have been forced to make. She is a champion of free markets and she believes in the vitality of the family as the first unit of government. She is also a defender of the unborn and staunchly stands for religious liberties.

Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, Michele was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 2000 where she championed the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Before that, she spent five years as a federal tax litigation attorney, working on hundreds of civil and criminal cases. That experience solidified her strong support for efforts to simplify the Tax Code and reduce tax burdens on family and small business budgets. Michele also led the charge on education issues in Minnesota calling for the abolishment of Goals 2000 and the Profiles of Learning in its school. She recognized the need for quality schools and subsequently started a charter school for at-­‐risk kids in Minnesota.

Michele sits on the Financial Services Committee (FSC) and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This experience has given her keen insight into the housing crisis and credit crunch, leading Michele to be a staunch opponent of the taxpayer-­‐funded bailout of Wall Street and the Dodd-­‐Frank legislation. Serving on the Intelligence Committee, she has consistently advocated peace through strength to ensure America’s national security. She has proudly taken a vow to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

In July 2010, Michele hosted the first Tea Party Caucus meeting. She is seen as a champion of Tea Party values including the call for lower taxes, renewed focus on the Constitution and the need to shrink the size of government.

Michele is a graduate of Anoka High School and Winona State University. She received her J.D. at the O.W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University and an L.L.M. in Tax Law at the College of William and Mary. She has been married to Marcus for more than thirty years and they live in Stillwater where they own a small business mental health care practice that employs nearly 50 people. Michele and Marcus have five children, Lucas, Harrison, Elisa, Caroline, and Sophia. In addition, the Bachmann family has opened their home to 23 foster children, which has inspired Michele to become one of Congress’ leading advocates for foster and adopted children, earning her bipartisan praise for her efforts.

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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
06/12/2012-06/14/2012 Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) 39.00% ( 0.0) 56.00% ( 0.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)
11/10/2009-11/10/2009 Rasmussen Reports 51.00% ( 0.0) 45.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
10/09/2012-10/11/2012 Survey USA 40.00% ( 0.0) 40.00% ( 0.0) 20.00% ( 0.0)
09/10/2012-09/11/2012 Public Policy Polling 29.00% ( 0.0) 59.00% ( 0.0) 12.00% ( 0.0)
06/12/2012-06/14/2012 Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) 35.00% ( 0.0) 51.00% ( 0.0) 14.00% ( 0.0)
01/14/2006-01/16/2006 Mellman Group (D) 17.00% ( 0.0) 15.00% ( 0.0) 68.00% ( 0.0)

BOOKS
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The Madness of Michele Bachmann: A Broad-Minded Survey of a Small-Minded Candidate  Purchase Sesel 
Core of Conviction: My Story  Purchase Homegrown Democrat 

EVENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 21, 2016 10:20am Statement Bachmann Says She’s Advising Trump  Article RP 
Jun 21, 2016 01:35pm Announcement Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell  Article RP 
Apr 21, 2015 09:30am Interview Michele Bachmann: Thanks Obama For Bringing On The Apocalypse  Article RP 
Oct 07, 2013 06:35pm Opinion Bachmann: Obama arming terrorists proof ‘we’re in God’s end times’  Article RP 
Sep 09, 2013 06:00pm Speech Michele Bachmann Suggests Muslim Brotherhood To Blame For 9/11, Thanks Egyptian Military For Coup  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jul 16, 2013 11:00pm Oops Conservative Christian group mailed vibrator to Michele Bachmann  Article RP 
Feb 26, 2013 04:30am Interview Unfactcheckable Michele Bachmann says she "didn't get anything wrong" during GOP debates  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 21, 2013 11:00am Commentary Michele Bachmann, quiet congresswoman  Article Scott³ 
Jul 23, 2012 03:40am General Michele Bachmann finds plenty of friends back home  Article RP 
Jul 19, 2012 04:00pm News Republicans line up to rip Michele Bachmann  Article COSDem 
Jul 19, 2012 11:00am News Bachmann Alleges Ellison Has ties to Muslim Brotherhood  Article John 
Jul 09, 2012 11:05pm Idiocy Bachmann warns of Muslim Brotherhood  Article RP 
May 11, 2012 12:00am Amusing Bachmann says 'liberal judges' wiped her off the map  Article COSDem 
May 08, 2012 06:50pm Announcement Michele Bachmann claims Swiss citizenship  Article IndyGeorgia 
Apr 19, 2012 11:00am Blog Entry Is Michele Bachmann's "tar baby" blast of President Obama a racial slur?  Article John 
Nov 30, 2011 11:00pm General Michele Bachmann debates same-sex rights with high-school students in Waverly, IA  Article COSDem 
Nov 30, 2011 08:00pm Idiocy Bachmann: I Would Close Our (Non-Existent) Embassy In Iran  Article COSDem 
Nov 22, 2011 09:50am Blog Entry Michele Bachmann’s Entrance On Jimmy Fallon? The Fishbone Song ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch’  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 02, 2011 10:10am Statement Bachmann stands behind Everglades drilling comment despite no viable oil in area  Article RP 
Aug 18, 2011 06:00pm News Bachmann: Americans fear 'rise of Soviet Union'   Article RBH 
Aug 18, 2011 12:40pm General Michele Bachmann: I'm the "hombre-ette" to stand for you  Article Ashley 
Aug 17, 2011 07:00pm General Michele Bachmann's bouncers: Unnecessary roughness  Article Penguin 
Aug 17, 2011 02:00pm General Bachmann Staffer Arrested for Terrorism in Uganda in 2006  Article RP 
Aug 15, 2011 05:00pm Profile Leap of Faith: The making of a Republican front-runner.  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 09, 2011 12:00am General Newsweek's Michele Bachmann Cover Sparks Controversy  Article COSDem 
Aug 05, 2011 06:55pm Opinion What Michele Bachmann learned from Sarah Palin — and Hillary Clinton   Article Jason 
Jul 25, 2011 02:00am General The Teen Suicide Epidemic in Michele Bachmann's District  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 19, 2011 09:00pm General Gay Republican GOProud Organization to Meet with Michele Bachmann  Article COSDem 
Jul 19, 2011 01:50pm General Michele Bachmann migraines described as incapacitating  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 13, 2011 05:00pm General Michele Bachmann in 2004: Homosexuality is "personal enslavement  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 13, 2011 05:00pm General Michele Bachmann's Church: The Pope is the Anti-Christ  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jul 13, 2011 02:00pm Editorial Michelle Bachmann and Ex-Gays: I Am a Man  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 11, 2011 11:00pm General Michele Bachmann Clinic: Where You Can Pray Away the Gay?  Article Penguin 
Jul 08, 2011 09:00pm Amusing Gaydar.net offers Marcus Bachmann complimentary lifetime membership  Article COSDem 
Jul 08, 2011 11:40am General Michele Bachmann first to sign Bob Vander Plaats' Family Leader gay marriage pledge  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 03, 2011 03:00pm General Everyone Thinks [Michele Bachmann's husband] Marcus Bachmann Is Gay  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jun 30, 2011 11:00am Audio Bachmann’s Husband Calls Homosexuals ‘Barbarians’ Who ‘Need To Be Educated’ And ‘Disciplined’  Article RP 
Jun 28, 2011 09:40am General Michele Bachmann stands by slavery comment  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jun 22, 2011 07:00am Commentary Michele Bachmann's Holy War  Article RP 
Jun 20, 2011 05:00pm Report Bachmann used taxpayer funds for tea party rally  Article Servo 
Jun 20, 2011 12:00am Scandal Bachmann Playing With House Money  Article RP 
Jun 13, 2011 08:00pm Announcement Michele Bachmann announces presidential campaign  Article COSDem 
Jun 01, 2011 02:00pm General Bachmann: Democrats Are ‘Terribly Afraid Of A Michele Bachmann Candidacy’  Article COSDem 
Apr 14, 2011 07:00pm General Crouching Bachmann, Hidden Bigot  Article COSDem 
Apr 11, 2011 03:25pm Speech Michele Bachmann burns up Iowa, decries gay marriage  Article RP 
Mar 31, 2011 05:00pm General Tea party loves Michele Bachmann, but not as presidential candidate   Article COSDem 
Mar 29, 2011 01:55pm General Bachmann files for reelection to House  Article RP 
Mar 15, 2011 04:00pm General Bachmann plays the victim  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 14, 2011 06:00pm General Michele Bachmann: No one will question my birth!  Article COSDem 
Mar 13, 2011 06:15am Oops Bachmann flubs Revolutionary War geography in NH  Article Bob 
Feb 15, 2011 12:00pm General Bachmann swipes at first lady  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 28, 2011 05:40pm General Michele Bachmann poses challenge for GOP  Article COSDem 
Jan 21, 2011 05:00pm Announcement Bachmann to deliver her own response to State of the Union  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 05, 2011 11:00am Speculative Exclusive: President Michele Bachmann?  Article RP 
Dec 30, 2010 05:20pm Statement Michele Bachmann revealed: Gore Vidal made her a Republican   Article Jason 
Sep 29, 2010 08:00pm Amusing Michele Bachmann throws George W. Bush under the bus   Article COSDem 
Jul 28, 2010 02:00pm General Tea partiers rebuke Bachmann visit   Article COSDem 
Jul 22, 2010 04:00pm Statement Bachmann: 'All we should do' is issue subpoenas and hold hearings  Article RP 
Jul 22, 2010 10:00am Event Bachmann Bungles Rollout Of House Tea Party Caucus  Article RP 
Jul 20, 2010 10:00am News Bachmann: Pay for Unemployment Benefits, Not Tax Cuts  Article Servo 
Jul 16, 2010 06:00pm General Rep. Bachmann wants House ‘Tea Party Caucus’  Article COSDem 
Jul 12, 2010 01:45pm Statement Bachmann sees a 'nation of slaves'  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jun 16, 2010 12:00pm Blog Entry Bachmann Blasts 'Redistribution Of Wealth' Escrow Fund, Says BP Shouldn't Be 'Chumps'  Article Servo 
Jun 14, 2010 05:00am Oops Bachmann for Senate?  Article RP 
Apr 12, 2010 10:00pm Blog Entry Should Palin Be Concerned about the Other Woman? You Betcha  Article COSDem 
Mar 26, 2010 03:00pm Blog Entry Bachmann: '100% Of Our Economy Was Private' Before September 2008  Article Servo 
Feb 09, 2010 03:15pm Idiocy Bachmann: God will ‘curse’ America if it opposes Israel  Article Craverguy 
Feb 05, 2010 02:00pm General Rep. Michele Bachmann (-Minnesota, 6th) In Office - Earmarks Requested  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 28, 2010 03:00pm Blog Entry Bachmann cancels Tea Party appearance  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 04, 2010 06:00am General Hmm, Why Has Bachmann Stopped Bashing The Census?  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 23, 2009 07:30pm Poll Poll: Bachmann "in a solid position politically"  Article particleman 
Dec 23, 2009 03:05pm Speech Gingrich: If GOP takes back the House, Bachmann would become a committee chair.   Article RP 
Dec 22, 2009 12:00pm Commentary Michelle Bachman: Welfare Queen  Article RP 
Nov 04, 2009 06:00pm Analysis PolitiFact: In recent statement, Bachmann's pants are 'on fire'   Article Eric 
Nov 02, 2009 08:00pm Blog Entry Media Blackout Threatens Michele Bachmann's High Noon Event   Article RP 
Oct 14, 2009 02:00pm Profile A G.O.P. Agitator Not Named Palin  Article RP 
Oct 06, 2009 08:00pm News Bachmann: "I Don't Even Know Anything About MSNBC"  Article Eric 
Oct 01, 2009 11:00pm News Bachmann Grills Bernanke About ACORN (No Joke)   Article Eric 
Oct 01, 2009 12:00pm Blog Entry Bachmann dodges question about murdered Census worker  Article Eric 
Oct 01, 2009 10:20am Statement Bachmann: "Sex Clinics" In Schools Will Result From Health Care Reform (VIDEO)  Article RP 
Sep 22, 2009 09:30pm General Bachmann demands end to ACORN funding  Article Jason 
Sep 08, 2009 10:40am Video Ed Schultz Slams Michele Bachmann For Asking For "Covenant To Slit Our Wrists" Against Health Reform (VIDEO)  Article Eric 
Aug 25, 2009 10:00am Strategy Bachmann: Fight Against Health Care Bill Will Be Won "On Our Knees In Prayer And Fasting"  Article RP 
Aug 15, 2009 07:00pm News Bold, conservative Bachmann hints at 'Mrs. President' future   Article COSDem 
Jul 27, 2009 04:50pm Proposed Legislation Bachmann blocks resolution declaring Hawaii to be Obama’s birthplace.   Article RP 
Jul 13, 2009 04:00pm Proposed Legislation Bachmann, Poe introduce bill to curb yearly Census survey  Article RP 
Jun 20, 2009 02:00pm News Minn. lawmaker [Bachmann] vows not to complete Census  Article The Sunset Provision 
May 08, 2009 02:00pm News Bachmann: Obama orgy, pissed about prayer, GOP's biggest embarrassment?  Article Eric 
Apr 30, 2009 06:00pm News Bachmann falsely stated ACORN faces criminal charges  Article Eric 
Apr 29, 2009 05:35pm News Bachmann compares gays to pedophiles on hate crimes bill  Article Eric 
Apr 29, 2009 03:00pm Statement Historian Michele Bachmann Blames FDR's "Hoot-Smalley" Tariffs For Great Depression  Article RP 
Apr 24, 2009 04:55pm News Minnesota’s biggest talker, Bachmann fears ID cards for prolifers  Article Eric 
Apr 24, 2009 04:00pm Statement Stumped By Science: Michele Bachmann Calls CO2 ‘Harmless,’ ‘Negligible,’ ‘Necessary,’ ‘Natural’   Article RP 
Apr 16, 2009 01:35pm News Bachmann falsely claims ‘flying imams’ were in Minneapolis for Ellison party  Article Monsieur 
Apr 09, 2009 03:00pm News Rachel Maddow calls out Bachmann error in Strib op-ed  Article Eric 
Apr 06, 2009 11:55am General Bachmann fears ‘politically correct re-education camps for young people’  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 29, 2009 12:00pm Commentary Michele Bachmann: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  Article COSDem 
Mar 24, 2009 04:50pm News Michele Bachmann: I Want People "Armed And Dangerous" Over Obama Tax Plan  Article Eric 
Feb 26, 2009 08:00pm Blog Entry Michele Bachmann Tells Michael Steele: "You Be Da Man!"  Article Servo 
Feb 23, 2009 05:45pm News DCCC uses Bachmann's 'rich people' interview to raise cash  Article Eric 
Feb 17, 2009 07:00pm Interview IDIOCY WATCH.... [Michele Bachmann]  Article RP 
Nov 21, 2008 11:00pm News Bachmann offers a new explanation: 'Urban legend'  Article Eric 
Oct 26, 2008 05:35pm Analysis Bachmann's pardon request reversed  Article RP 
Jul 23, 2008 04:00pm Analysis Gassy: Adding up Bachmann's $2-per-gallon promise  Article RP 
Jul 23, 2008 08:10am Review Bachmann's photo ops belie dismal record on renewable energy  Article RP 
Jun 13, 2008 05:40am Interview The Shuttle: Rep. Michele Bachmann  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Apr 15, 2008 08:00am News [MN] Rep. Bachmann’s office has high turnover rate  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 29, 2008 10:00pm Proposed Legislation Bachman bill would repeal incandescent bulb phase-out  Article RP 
Jan 16, 2008 02:00pm Blog Entry Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’  Article Servo 
Jan 24, 2007 06:00pm Amusing Bachmann video draws national attention  Article The Oncoming Storm 
Jan 24, 2007 02:00pm News Bachmann says it was her second kiss from Bush  Article Eric 
Jan 24, 2007 10:00am Amusing MN congresswoman [Bachmann] can't keep her hand off President  Article COSDem 
Jan 11, 2007 11:00pm Editorial Nick Coleman: Bachmann: Our secret weapon for Baghdad  Article Eric 
Feb 28, 2006 05:30pm News Bachmann suspends campaign for medical treatment   Article Eric 
Jul 29, 2005 11:00pm News Politics in Minnesota: Michele Bachmann Fired from (St. Sen. GOP Caucus) Leadership  Article Eric 
Jul 25, 2005 11:00pm Perspective More Wacko Out of State Bachmann Contributors  Article Eric 
Jul 23, 2005 11:00pm Perspective BACHMANN COLLECTS $4,000 FROM WEALTHY ADVOCATE FOR ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION  Article Eric 
Jun 28, 2005 10:00pm Humor Favortite Bachmann Quotes  Article Eric 
Jun 19, 2005 08:00pm Opinion Spy on your professor? It must be your right  Article Eric 
Apr 17, 2005 02:00pm News Photographer's sleuthing revealed Bachmann  Article Eric 
Apr 17, 2005 01:00pm Editorial Nick Coleman: This is no time for (Michele Bachmann to play) hide 'n' seek  Article Eric 
Apr 13, 2005 02:00pm Amusing Gay-marriage issue finds lightning rod in Bachmann (Bachmann to hire bodyguard)  Article Eric 
Mar 11, 2005 03:00pm News (MN State) Sen. Bachmann prepares to reintroduce proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex  Article Eric 
Feb 03, 2005 12:00am News (MN:) Despite calls for bipartisanship, bickering rules the day at Capitol  Article Eric 
Dec 11, 2004 12:00am Editorial Robert Sykora: Sen. Michele Bachmann could learn a lot from the Toast Lady  Article Eric 
Apr 01, 2004 12:00am News (MN) Senate Judiciary Committee rejects Bachmanns gay-marriage ban plan  Article Eric 

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FAMILY
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INFORMATION LINKS
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Michele Bachmann for President  Discuss
Michele Bachmann Really Glad to Meet Bush  Discuss
Senator Michele M. Bachmann (R) District 52  Discuss
RACES
  11/06/2012 MN District 06 Won 50.47% (+1.21%)
  08/28/2012 US President - R Convention Lost 0.04% (-90.11%)
  08/14/2012 MN District 06 - R Primary Won 80.35% (+67.54%)
  06/26/2012 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.21% (-51.82%)
  06/05/2012 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-90.86%)
  08/13/2011 Iowa GOP Presidential Straw Poll Won 28.65% (+0.90%)
  11/02/2010 MN - District 06 Won 52.51% (+12.72%)
  08/10/2010 MN - District 6 - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/2008 MN - District 06 Won 46.41% (+2.97%)
  09/09/2008 MN District 6 - R Primary Won 85.92% (+71.84%)
  11/07/2006 MN - District 06 Won 50.05% (+7.98%)
  11/05/2002 MN State Senate 52 Won 54.22% (+8.54%)
  11/07/2000 MN State Senate 56 Won 51.64% (+8.71%)
  09/12/2000 MN State Senate 56 - R Primary Won 60.11% (+20.22%)
ENTERED, DROPPED OUT
  11/14/2010 US House Republican Conference Chair Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  07/31/2019 US Ambassador to the United Nations Lost 0.00% (-62.22%)
  08/14/2018 MN US Senate - Special R Primary Lost 0.00% (-61.95%)
  08/12/2014 MN US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-71.74%)
  08/12/2014 MN District 06 - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-73.30%)
  08/14/2012 MN US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-51.12%)
ENDORSEMENTS
OK District 02 - R Runoff - Aug 23, 2022 R Josh Brecheen
OH District 13 - R Primary - May 03, 2022 R Janet Folger Porter
OH Governor - R Primary - May 08, 2018 R Mary Taylor
FL District 19 - Special R Primary - Apr 22, 2014 R Curt Clawson
MN Amendment 1 (Same-Sex Marriage Ban) - Nov 06, 2012 YES Yes
MN District 01 - R Primary - Aug 14, 2012 R Allen Quist
FL US Senate - R Primary - Aug 14, 2012 R Connie Mack IV
MO US Senate - R Primary - Aug 07, 2012 R Todd Akin
IN US Senate - R Primary - May 08, 2012 R Richard Mourdock
PA US Senate - R Primary - Apr 24, 2012 R Samuel E. Rohrer
LA Lt. Governor - Special Election - Oct 02, 2010 R Roger Villere
NY US Senate - R Primary - Sep 14, 2010 R Gary Berntsen
DE US Senate - Special R Primary - Sep 14, 2010 R Christine O'Donnell
AZ District 8 - R Primary - Aug 24, 2010 R Jesse Kelly
NY District 23 - Special Election - Nov 03, 2009 R Douglas Hoffman
US President - Dec 13, 1976 D Jimmy Carter
US President National Vote - Nov 02, 1976 D Jimmy Carter
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