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Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2012 election, but dropped out after the Iowa caucuses.
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Born 6 April 1956 · Q160582
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2026· 10 entries
“There are no easy answers.’’ Kitty Bennett contributed reporting. What”
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“God gives an imperative that parents have the job of shaping their children’s values. Parents are the persons responsible for the training and care of children. In Proverbs 22:6 the Bible speaks of ‘training up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.’”
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“humbled by the enormous outpouring of grassroots support for my campaign focused on keeping America the most secure and prosperous nation in the world.”
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“the money that went to the clinic was actually training money for employees”
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“the immigration system in the United States worked very, very well up until the mid-1960s when liberal members of Congress changed the immigration laws.”
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“slush fund ... [to do] whatever she wants with this money.”
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“Michele Bachmann, the Club for Growth, and others in the right-wing coalition have now made their agenda for the financial sector very clear: they yearn to return to the thrilling days of yesteryear, so the loan arrangers can ride again—untrammeled by any rules restraining irresponsibility, excess, deception, and most of all, infinite leverage.”
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“it fails students and taxpayers with gimmicks, hidden costs and poorly targeted aid. It contains no serious reform of existing programs, and it favors the costly, government-run direct lending program over nonprofit and commercial lenders.”
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2022· 2 entries
Claimed: “US proposed nations "cede their sovereignty" over health care to the WHO” — rated False by AFP Fact Check.
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Claimed: “The Biden administration wants all nations to "cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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2020· 2 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “"I have won Michele Bachmann’s district every single time."” She has.
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Bachmann claimed that "transgender Black Marxists" were "seeking the overthrow of the United States and the dissolution of the traditional family
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2019· 1 entry
Was one of the signatories that criticized an op-ed in Christianity Today that called for Trump to be removed from office
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2018· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Michele Bachmann said during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" that Jesus created assault rifles.” False.
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2017· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In August 2014, Michele Bachmann told Fox News that banning Mexican food in the United States would stop Mexicans from entering the country without documentation.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery."” Pants on Fire.
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That he "has had the courage and the fortitude to stand up where other Republicans wouldn't dare to stand up
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2016· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Michele Bachmann said that Christopher Columbus was the first person to set foot on the North American continent.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Michele Bachmann said that white people suffered more under the Obama administration than black people did during slavery.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Michele Bachmann said that solar power drains the sun of heat.” False.
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2015· 3 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Michele Bachmann compare the Great Wall of China to a U.S.-Mexico border fence.” False.
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The Guardian: Michele Bachmann sinks her teeth into meaty Sharknado cameo
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Snopes rated the claim “Michele Bachmann said Martin Luther King would still be alive today if black people were allowed to own guns in the 1960s.” False.
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2014· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Rep. Michele Bachmann questioned why dinosaur bones aren't dirty if they've been buried for millions of years.” False.
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2013· 10 entries
The Atlantic: Michele Bachmann Gave Back $14,000 from Ponzi-Scheming Donor
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The House Ethics Committee announced they were conducting a full investigation of Bachmann, saying that they had received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics
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The Guardian: Five reasons Democrats will miss Michele Bachmann | Ana Marie Cox
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The Guardian: Michele Bachmann says withdrawal from Congress not due to investigations
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The Guardian: The best of Michele Bachmann: the rise and fall of a Tea Party star | Emma G Keller
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The Guardian: Michele Bachmann: I will not run for Congress in 2014
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Bachmann announced that she would not seek reelection to her Congressional seat in 2014
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The Guardian: Thatcher funeral: anti-gay Republican Michele Bachmann to attend
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Career landmark: United States representative (2013–2015).
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Bachmann was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, the Federal Election Commission, the Iowa Senate Ethics Committee, the Urbandale Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of allege
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2012· 8 entries
The Guardian: Michele Bachmann on course to return to Congress after close re-election win
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Campaign ended: 2012 presidential election.
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The Guardian: John McCain defends Huma Abedin from attacks by Michele Bachmann
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Bachmann announced that she would run for reelection for her seat in Congress
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Canceled her scheduled campaign trips to South Carolina and suspended her campaign
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NBC News: Michele Bachmann compares self to 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher
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Campaign: 2012 presidential election.
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Campaign: 2012 congressional election.
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2011· 13 entries
Becoming the first woman ever to win the poll, but finished sixth in the January 3, 2012, caucuses, with 4
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New York Magazine: Michele Bachmann’s Doctor to the Rescue
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Los Angeles Times: Michele Bachmann signs anti-gay pact that says times were better for black kids during slavery
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During an appearance in Waterloo, Iowa, her birth city
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Just before she officially began her presidential campaign
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And during the debate announced that she had filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) earlier that day to become a candidate for the nomination
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The American Conservative: Who is Michele Bachmann?
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Bachmann, one of the six House Republicans to vote against the continuing resolution that gave a two-week extension until a possible government shutdown, expressed her unhappiness with its passage
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As "one of the professors who had a great influence on me"
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House Speaker John Boehner selected Bachmann for a position on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in which role she was responsible for overseeing the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Secur
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Career landmark: United States representative (2011–2013).
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The Bachmanns began attending Rockpoint Church in Lake Elmo, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America
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“, First Read (MSNBC), retrieved on 2011-09-05 responding to allegations in Strong, Jonathan (18 July 2011),”
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2010· 5 entries
Bachmann defeated Clark, 52% to 40%
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The American Conservative Union gave her a rating of 100 while the Americans for Democratic Action gave her 0
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“I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views—and now I look like Nostradamus”
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Bachmann was challenged by DFL nominee Tarryl Clark and Independence Party candidate Bob Anderson
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Campaign: 2010 congressional election.
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2009· 5 entries
Bachmann spoke at an event in Colorado, saying of Democratic health care overhaul proposals that: This cannot pass
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Following comments by China proposing adoption of a global reserve currency, Bachmann introduced a resolution calling for a Constitutional amendment to bar the dollar from being replaced by a foreign currency
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Bachmann became a critic of what she characterized as proposals for mandatory public service
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“carbon dioxide is not a harmful gas, it is a harmless gas. Carbon dioxide is natural; it is not harmful ... We”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2009–2011).
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2008· 5 entries
Bachmann gave an interview on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews in support of the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain that brought the Minnesota 6th Congressional District race national attention
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President Bush signed the Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act (H
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Bachmann was reelected, defeating DFL and Independence Party nominee Elwyn Tinklenberg with 46
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Bachmann may have taken advantage of a federal program for a home loan, then called for dismantling the program, though the Post noted that the public and other members of Congress have taken advantage of such loans desp
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Campaign: 2008 congressional election.
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2007· 4 entries
Bachmann voted against the College Cost Reduction and Access Act
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And 2010, she actively solicited funds from the EPA on behalf of constituents in her congressional district
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Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2009).
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“Referring to the Iraq surge in summer 2007”
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2006· 5 entries
Election won: 2006 congressional election.
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News reporter Pat Kessler quoted a story that appeared in the Star Tribune and asked Bachmann whether it was true that the church she belonged to taught that the Pope is the Anti-Christ
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Told the Minnesota Legislature that passing an anti-bullying bill would be a waste of time
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“there is a controversy among scientists about whether evolution is a fact or not ... There are hundreds and hundreds of scientists, many of them holding Nobel Prizes, who believe in intelligent design.”
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Campaign: 2006 congressional election.
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2005· 1 entry
Bachmann signed a "no new taxes" pledge sponsored by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota
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2003· 2 entries
Proposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to adopt the "Taxpayers' Bill of Rights" (TABOR)
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Bachmann said that the "Tax Free Zones" economic initiatives of Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty were based on the Marxist principle of "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs
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2001· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the State Senate of Minnesota (2001–2006).
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Including "School To Work" and "Goals 2000", created a new national school curriculum that embraced "a socialist, globalist worldview; loyalty to all government and not America
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“How New U.S. Policy Embraces a State-Planned Economy”
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1996· 1 entry
“Iran is at a point right now where America has to be very aggressive in our response. We can't remove any option off the table, and we should not remove the nuclear response.”
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1993· 1 entry
And six other co-founders started the K–12 New Heights Charter School in Stillwater
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1991· 1 entry
Bachmann's political activism gained media attention at an anti-abortion protest in 1991.
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1988· 2 entries
Studied at College of William & Mary, Master of Laws (1988).
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The couple moved to Stillwater, Minnesota, a town of 18,000 near Saint Paul, where they run a Christian counseling center that administered gay conversion therapy
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1986· 1 entry
Studied at O. W. Coburn School of Law, Juris Doctor (1986).
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1979· 1 entry
Bachmann was a member of the first class of the O
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1978· 3 entries
As Michele Amble, she married Marcus Bachmann, now a clinical therapist with a master's degree from Regent University and a Ph
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Studied at Winona State University, Bachelor of Arts (1978).
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Graduated from Winona State University with a B
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1976· 1 entry
And together with her husband, Bachmann worked on Carter's campaign
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1974· 2 entries
Studied at Anoka High School (1974).
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And, after graduation, spent one summer working at kibbutz Be'eri in Israel with Young Life, an evangelical youth organization
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1956· 2 entries
In Waterloo, Iowa, to Norwegian-American parents David John Amble, an engineer, and Arlene Jean Amble (née Johnson)
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Born 1956-04-06.
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