Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann was a Republican U.S. representative from Minnesota, first elected to Congress in 2007, who voted with most Republicans on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–113th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 43 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker…Dec 16, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-204.
- H.Res. 762 Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting…Nov 20, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- H.R. 5408 Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation ActSep 26, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- H.R. 5194 Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2014Sep 26, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- H.R. 5551 Heartbeat Informed Consent ActSep 19, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Top bills sponsored
- H.Res. 923 (110th) Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th anniversary.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 373 (111th) Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 45 (113th) To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 789 (110th) Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 850 (112th) To facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes.Reported from committee
- H.Res. 231 (113th) Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.133 cosponsors
- H.R. 1286 (112th) Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 201196 cosponsors
- H.Res. 433 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster…72 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bachmann has won
Rep. Bachmann has won 4 U.S. House elections (2006–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.2 to 12.7 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Minnesota’s 6th district done while Rep. Bachmann served?
2007 to 2011 in MN-6: typical household income was down 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.9 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Minnesota’s 6th district during Bachmann’s time representing it (2007 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. MN-6 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2007 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2007 to 2015.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 15 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 15 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 11 | See the 11 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.