Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann is a three-term congresswoman and founder of the House Tea Party Caucus. She is a former attorney known for fiery attacks on President Obama and her formidable fundraising.

Date of Birth

  • April 6, 1956

Place of Birth

  • Stillwater, Minnesota Republican

Political Party

  • Republican

Profession

  • U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota (since 2007)

Religion

  • Evangelical Lutheran

Education

  • 1978: Winona State University, B.A.
  • 1986: Oral Roberts University, J.D. 1986;
  • 1988: College of William and Mary, LL.M.

Government

  • 2001-2007: Minnesota State Senate
  • 1988-1993: Attorney, United States Treasury Department
Switzerland grants citizenship to US Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has been granted citizenship in Switzerland.

Bachmann's spokeswoman Becky Rogness says the congresswoman has been eligible for dual citizenship since she married her husband of Swiss descent in 1978. Rogness tells Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit.ly/LaEhNk ) that some of the couple's children wanted to exercise their eligibility for dual citizenship, so they went through the process as a family.Bachmann represents Minnesota's 6th Congressional District and plans to seek re-election following her unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination.___Information from: Minnesota Public Radio News, http://www.mpr.org...

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