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Trent Wigfield Michele Bachmann 60 Notes "Meet Michele Bachmann." //Michele Bachmann for President | MicheleBachmann.com //. Bachmann for President. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. . 1. first republican woman to be elected to the U.S. house of representatives from Minnesota 2. pushing to fix Washington's broken ways 3. leading advocate for tax reform 4. believes government has grown exponentially 5. wants government to make the kind of spending decisions that many families and small businesses were forced to make 6. champion of free markets 7. defender of the unborn and staunchly 8. elected to the Minnesota State senate in 2000 9. spent five years as a federal tax litigation attorney 10. led the charge against education issues in Minnesota for the abolishment of Goals 2000 and the Profiles of learning in the schools 11. on the Financial Services Committee 12. on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 13. on the Intelligence Committee 14. defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies 15. hosted the first Tea Party Caucus meeting 16. renewed focus on the Constitution 17. graduate from Anoka High School and Winona State University 18. got J.D. at the O.W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University 19. married to Marcus for more than thirty years 20.has five children

"Michele Bachmann Formally Enters The Race For President In 2012." //Michele Bachmann For President In 2012 //. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. . 1. is a genuine who speaks from the heart 2. former foster-mother for 23 children 3. be the most pro-life president the U.S. has had ever since Roe v. Wade was decided 4. fighting against health care reform 5. willing to stand up and tell the truth about carbon dioxide 6. owns a small business mental health care practice that employs 42 people 7. honored with an appointment to the bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Advisory Board 8. the real deal 9. a true conservatives 10. speaks her mind and she speaks with common sense 11. quickly becoming a darling of the Tea Party crowd 12. one of the strongest voices in the U.S. Congress for fiscal responsibility 13. one of the primary opponents of Obamacare 15. represents Minnesota's 6th congressional district 16. re-elected by defeating her Democratic and Independence Party endorsed opponent Elwyn Tinklenberg by a margin of 46.41% to 43.43% 17. one of the only truly "pro-life" members of Congress 18. cares about the plight of the unborn 19. supports banning same-sex marriage and any legal equivalents 20. desperately needs a fiscally responsible leader like Michele Bachmann

"Why She Matters." Web. 1. Bachmann owns a Christian counseling center 2. darling of conservatives 3. formed the official House Tea Party Caucus 4. eyeing a 2012 presidential bid 5. withdrew her attempt to lead the House GOP Conference 6. sparked controversy by giving her own response 7. Born in Waterloo, Iowa 8. graduating from public schools 9. Christian led to her working on Jimmy Carter’s 1976 campaign 10. joined the Republican Party 11. 1993 while lobbying for the opening in Stillwater 12. faced controversy from protests about separation of church and state came over the teaching of Christianity through creationism and things such ass refusing to show Disney’s Aladdin because of its depiction of witchcraft and paganism 13. ran for the local school board and lost 14. defeated DFLer Patty Wetterling and Independence Party candidate John Binkowski with 50 percent of the vote 15. defeated Tinklenberg by three points, 46 to 43 percent 16. Separation of Church and State 17. Opposing Gay Rights 18. strict anti-tax principles 19. voted to combat rising energy costs 20. supported the 2007 Iraq troop surge