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    Bachmann, Michele M.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2001-2002 (District 56); Senate 2003-2006 (District 52)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Anoka, Washington

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/6/1956
    Birth Place: Waterloo, Iowa
    Birth County: Buchanan
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    Former Name: Amble
    City of Residence (when first elected): Stillwater
    Occupation (when first elected): Tax Litigation Attorney

    EDUCATION

    Anoka High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1974
    Winona State College; B.A.; English and Political Science, 1978
    College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law; LL.M.; 1988
    Oral Roberts University, Coburn Law School; J.D.; 1986

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (Tax Attorney); 1988 to 1993
    U.S. Representative: 6th Congressional District, Minnesota; 01/03/2007 to ? [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Marcus (married around 1978)
    Children: Five children: Lucas, and Harrison (sons); Elisa, Caroline, and Sophia (daughters); and 23 foster children (licensed from 1992-2000)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: jobs, commerce, energy, education, taxes, capital investment.

    She was the first Republican woman US Representative from Minnesota. (CNN, February 1, 2013)

    She ran unsuccessfully for the Republican party endorsement for President of the United States in the 2012 election. She won the Iowa GOP straw poll in August 2011. She stepped down after coming in sixth in the January 2012 Iowa GOP caucuses.

    She came to Minnesota around 1968.

    She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by newspaper accounts.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2005
    Body: Senate
    District: 52
    Elected: 11/5/2002
    Residence: Stillwater
    Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
    Oath Date: 1/7/2003
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington
    Occupation: Tax Litigation Attorney
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2005 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Finance: Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
    • Jobs, Energy and Community Development
    • Jobs, Energy and Community Development: Economic Development and Tourism
    • Jobs, Energy and Community Development: Housing
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/2003
    Body: Senate
    District: 52
    Elected: 11/5/2002
    Residence: Stillwater
    Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
    Oath Date: 1/7/2003
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington
    Occupation: Tax Litigation Attorney
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2003 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Finance: Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
    • Jobs, Housing and Community Development-2003/Jobs, Energy and Community Development-2004
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    82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2001
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/7/2000
    Residence: Stillwater
    Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
    Oath Date: 1/3/2001
    Counties Represented: Washington
    Occupation: Tax Litigation Attorney
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2001 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2002 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2002 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Education
    • Education: Early Childhood Education
    • Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division
    • Jobs, Housing and Community Development
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Property Tax Budget Division
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    Articles & Books By

    • Bachmann, Michele. Core of Conviction: My Story. Sentinel HC, 2011.

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

    District News Files

    2001 (56)
    2002 (56)
    2003 (52)
    2004 (52)
    2005 (52)
    2006 (52)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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