BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann Says She Will Not Run for Re-Election in 2014 [View all]

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@AP: BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will not run for re-election in 2014

Michele Bachmann not running for re-election to House

May 29, 2013

WASHINGTON Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the U.S. House.

The tea party favorite, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination last year, announced her decision on her website Wednesday morning.

Bachmann says her decision not to run again in 2014 was "not influenced by any concerns about ... being re-elected."

She also says recent inquiries into her 2012 presidential campaign did not affect her decision.

Bachmann promises to "continue to work overtime for the next 18 months in Congress defending ... Constitutional Conservative values."


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