GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Former GOP congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Tuesday [1-2-18] she is considering running for Democratic former Sen. Al Franken’s Minnesota seat.
Bachmann, who was a member of Congress representing Minnesota until 2015, told ‘The Jim Bakker Show’ that she’s mulling over whether she should run. Franken announced he would leave the Senate following accusations that he had groped several women, and his final day as a senator is Tuesday…
Bachmann has been accused of employing gay conversion therapy at her Counseling Care clinics over the years, and the clinics have been hit with health inspector violations in 2005, 2009 and 2017, according to NBC News. In her interview with Bakker, she referenced the clinics, claiming that false allegations had left her clinics nearly bankrupt twice…
Franken’s temporary replacement in the Senate is Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota. She is expected to run in November’s special election.”
-Maegan Vazquez, “Michele Bachmann eyeing run for Franken’s Senate seat,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Jan. 2, 2018 02:59pm