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Michele Bachmann

Republican – Minnesota, 6^th Congressional District

 

OFFICIAL WEB SITE

http://bachmann.house.gov/

Map of Minnesota 6^th Congressional District

First served in the House of Representatives: 2007 (110^th Congress)

The 111^th Congress will be her second term in Congress

Voting record in 110^th Congress (2007-2009)

She voted with her party 93.0% of the time in this Congress (and cast 1843 votes)

The average Democratic Representative voted with the party 92.3% of the time in this Congress

The average Republican Representative voted with the party 86.0% of the time in this Congress

Source:

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/

 

Biography (from her Congressional web site)

 

Elected in 2006, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. In only her first term, Congresswoman Bachmann developed a reputation as a "principled reformer" who stays true to her conservative beliefs while pushing for real reform of the broken ways of Washington. And, her strong advocacy for her constituents earned her a second term in Congress in November 2008.

 

She is a leading advocate for bipartisan earmark reform and tax relief and is a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending. She is among the leaders in the U.S. House pushing for increased energy exploration in the U.S. to provide much needed relief at the pump for hard-working Americans and put our nation on the path to energy independence.

 

Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, Bachmann served in the Minnesota State Senate.She was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 2000 where she championed the Taxpayers Bill of Rights.And, prior to that, Bachmann spent five years as a federal tax litigation attorney, working on hundreds of civil and criminal cases.That experience solidified Bachmann’s strong support for efforts to simplify the Tax Code and reduce tax burdens on family and small business budgets.

 

Congresswoman Bachmann currently sits on the Financial Services Committee. This committee is tasked with the oversight of numerous financial sectors including housing, real estate and banking.This also gives the Congresswoman keen insight into the housing crisis and credit crunch, leading her to be a staunch opponent of the taxpayer-funded bailout of Wall Street.The 6th Congressional District of Minnesota contains parts of six counties, stretching from Stillwater past St. Cloud and including suburbs of the Twin Cities, which encompasses one of the nation’s largest financial services sectors, making Congresswoman Bachmann’s position on the Financial Services Committee particularly important.

 

Congresswoman Bachmann is a graduate of AnokaHigh School and WinonaStateUniversity. Bachmann and her husband, Marcus, live in Stillwater where they own a small business mental health care practice that employs 42 people. The Bachmann’s have five children, Lucas, Harrison, Elisa, Caroline, and Sophia. In addition, the Bachmanns have opened their home to 23 foster children, which has inspired Congresswoman Bachmann to become one of Congress’ leading advocates for foster and adopted children, earning her bipartisan praise for her efforts.

 

Her entry on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachmann

-- Edited by buffaloboy on Friday 28th of August 2009 10:21:34 PM