Michele Marie Amble Bachmann (born April 6, 1956) is the United States Representative (United States House of Representatives) of Minnesotas 6th congressional district (Minnesotas 6th congressional district) and member of the Republican Party (Republican Party (United States)). She is the third woman, and first Republican woman, to represent Minnesota in Congress. The 6th congressional district includes the northernmost and eastern suburbs of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) along with St. Cloud (St. Cloud, Minnesota) which is 65 miles northwest of the Twin Cities.

Bachmann served in the Minnesota State Senate from 2001 to 2007. She won her Congressional seat in the 2006 election (U.S. House election, 2006) with 50 percent of the vote, as she defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate Patty Wetterling and the Independence Party (Independence Party of Minnesota)s John Binkowski. She was re-elected in the 2008 election (United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2008#District_6), taking 46 percent of the vote in defeating her DFL challenger, Elwyn Tinklenberg, and Bob Anderson on the Independence line.