Michele Marie Bachmann is an American Republican politician, who represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, becoming the first Republican woman to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Congress.
Born April 6, 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann was a state senator from 2000 to 2006, later being elected as U.S. Congresswoman from 2007 to 2015, and a founder of the House Tea Party Caucus. Bachmann was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
January 4, 2007 - Today in Washington, three new members of the House from Minnesotan will be sworn into office. The three will bring diverse backgrounds and political ideologies to Congress. But Keith Ellison, Tim Walz and Michelle Bachman all say they'll keep the interests of Minnesotans in the forefront as they begin their careers in Congress. MPR’s Mark Zdechlik presents this profile on them.
February 15, 2007 - Minnesota's sixth district representative, republican Michele Bachmann, is expected to support the President and vote against the resolution. Bachmann, whose district stretches across the northern metro from Afton in the east to the St. Cloud area in west, outlined her views on the war in speech on the House floor last night.
February 23, 2007 - Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann appeared to back away today from comments about Iran she made to a St. Cloud Times reporter. At the time Bachmann said she knew of an agreement allowing Iran to carve out a portion of Iraq which would serve as a terrorist haven. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
October 22, 2007 - With the political campaign season under way, our television screens could soon be filled with attack ads. Last week's feud between Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and local television stations over an ad criticizing one of her votes raises the question: can voters believe what they see? MPRs Jess Mador (MAYdoor) has more.
September 2, 2008 - Republican National Convention Day 2. Michele Bachmann speaks to RNC.
October 20, 2008 - National Democrats think they have a chance to unseat Michele Bachmann. Their growing sense of optimism comes after a cable TV interview where the 6th District Republican congresswoman used the word "anti-American" to refer to Barack Obama and called for an investigation into members of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that Bachmann discredited herself. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said it intends to spend more than $1 million in ads to defeat Bachmann. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 4, 2008 - Michele Bachmann victory speech from 12:45 am. Election night.
September 26, 2009 - More than a thousand people rallied last night at a Minneapolis town hall meeting hosted by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Texas Congressman Ron Paul. reporter Jess Mador has more.
December 31, 2009 - A portion of the billions of dollars in cuts Governer Tim Pawlenty made to balance the budget last summer are now on hold. Ramsey District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled that a $5.3 million food program cut from the budget should be restored. In question are the remaining cuts. Guests Rep. Marty Seifert (R-Marshall): Former minority leader in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He's currently running for governor. Sen. Tarryl Clark (D-St. Cloud): Assistant majority leader in the Minnesota Senate. She is challenging Republican Michele Bachmann for Congress. David Lillehaug: Former Minnesota U.S. attorney. He's an attorney with Fredrikson and Byron. Sen. Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen): Serves on the Minnesota Senate Transportation committee. The toll of grief on a marriage A new debut novel explores the connection between chronic pain and the emotional pain of loss. St. Paul writer Kate Ledger brings her experience observing and writing about doctors to her contemplation of marriage and grief. 10:30 a.m. Guests Kate Ledger: Author of the new novel "Remedies."
April 14, 2010 - The League of Conservation Voters says it will campaign against Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann in the fall election. The non-profit advocacy group has named Bachmann to its national list of so-called Dirty Dozen congressional candidates. The list is created with an online vote, where Bachmann received 60-percent of the votes. The non-profit group's Tony Massaro says Bachmann voted against energy legislation that would create clean jobs in Minnesota. A spokesman for the Bachmann campaign says it's not worried about the criticism, calling the League of Conservation Voters a fringe group.