Statement about running for governor: "It would have to be if I felt like I was supposed to do it and right now I feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be. If my heart moved in the other direction and I had the tug, I'd do it. I wouldn't be afraid to run for office. I just don't feel the tug." — MPR, June 13, 2009

Party: Republican

Current government position: U.S. representative, 6th District

Elected: 2006

Term: Second

Occupation: Member of Congress

Birth date: April 6, 1956

Home: Stillwater

Education: Winona State University; J.D., Oral Roberts University; L.L.M., College of William and Mary

Website: Michele Bachmann and House site

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E-mail: info@michelebachmann.com and http://bachmann.house.gov/Contact/ZipCode.htm

Key issues and priorities: Bachmann favors increasing domestic oil production and nuclear power on energy issues, full tax deductibility for individual medical expenses and the My Health Care Freedom of Choice Act on health care, and is an advocate for the National Pro-Life Alliance. — Bachmann's website

Political experience: Attorney for U.S. Treasury Department, Minnesota state senator, 2001-2006

Background articles: "The Chosen One"

"Why Michele Bachmann's Political Ideology Is the Boldest Among U.S. House Republicans"

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