Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She represents the 6th Congressional District of Minnesota.http://bachmann.house.gov/Biography/ Bachmann is the first Republican woman in the state to be elected to Congress.http://bachmann.house.gov/Biography/

During a radio interview on June 17, 2009, Congresswoman Bachmann stated that she would not fill out the 2010 Census.http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/17/bachmann-census-lawbreaker/ Participation in the Census is required by the U.S. Constitution, but Bachmann claimed she would only fill out information about the number of people in her household. She stated that she believed the "Constitution doesn’t require any information beyond that."http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/17/bachmann-census-lawbreaker/ During her interview, she said that she is concerned that personal information may be used by ACORN.http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/17/bachmann-census-lawbreaker/

After the elections in November 2010, Bachmann was re-elected to her seat in the House of Representatives.http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101103/NEWS01/111020077/1009/Bachmann-re-elected-to-US-Congress This is her third term in office.http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101103/NEWS01/111020077/1009/Bachmann-re-elected-to-US-Congress According to the website Salon, Bachmann wants to take on the fourth highest leadership role in the House. That role is chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.http://www.salon.com/news/michele_bachmann/?story=/politics/war_room/2010/11/05/bachmann_house_leadership

In January of 2010, Congresswoman Bachmann was expected to appear at the first Tea Party convention.http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/28/breaking-bachmann-withdraws-from-tea-party-convention/ The Tea Party movement includes conservative Republicans that believe the government has out of control spending habits, along with other political issues.http://www.tuftsdaily.com/mobile/americans-strive-to-define-the-tea-party-movement-and-its-role-in-this-year-s-midterm-elections-1.2389241 However, Bachmann withdrew from the event after questions about the handling of revenue arose.http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/28/breaking-bachmann-withdraws-from-tea-party-convention/

In April 2009, Bachmann suggested that there was a link between the swine flu outbreak and Democratic control of the U.S. government.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/04/michele-bachmann-obama-le_n_195949.html Less than a week later, she accused the Obama Administration of engaging in an "orgy" of spending and complained that the government had "spent its wad."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/04/michele-bachmann-obama-le_n_195949.html

On October 17, 2008, Bachmann told Hardball with Chris Matthews host Chris Matthews that she suspected Barack Obama of harboring anti-American views. She called for the media to investigate members of Congress "to find out if they're pro-American or anti-American."http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/rep_michele_bachmann_tells_chr.html The comments quickly spread through the media and online, giving her opponent Elwyn Tinklenberg a boost in both fundraising and poll numbers.http://www.startribune.com/politics/31239379.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/house/33675739.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqyE5D7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU