Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she raised $1.7 million dollars during the second quarter. Bachmann took to Twitter to thank her supporters, whom she says made 40,000 contributions. Her Democratic challenger, Jim Graves, reported $400,000.

Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann officially launched her re-election bid Monday for a fourth term representing Minnesota's 6th District. She will face DFL challenger Jim Graves, a luxury hotel owner, in November

Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," is hosting an event Wednesday at the Fisher's Club in Avon to raise money for DFL hotelier Jim Graves as he builds his campaign coffers in a race against Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

The Republican Congresswoman is on her two-day energy tour through Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Michele Bachmann blames Democrats for the high gas prices because they didn't support domestic drilling legislation. During her GOP presidential campaign she promised to bring gasoline prices back to $2 per gallon.

The Republican senator will hold a fundraiser in Washington this week while the Bachmann camp plans its own major fundraiser in Minnesota to raise money to retire debt from her presidential bid.

DFL candidate Jim Graves has released two TV ads targeting his 6th District opponent Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., one of which is critical of the incumbent for her response to the Verso Paper Mill fire and closing.

WCCO reports the Minnesota Congresswoman will not endorse a GOP candidate for president before the Tuesday Caucus in Minnesota. Rep. Michele Bachmann told Esme Murphy she reserves the right, but won't be backing a candidate anytime soon. Since ending her bid for the White House, she is now seeking a fourth term representing Minnesota's 6th district.

For the first time in eight years, Minnesota's Independence Party has no candidate running in the Sixth Congressional District race. Democrat Jim Graves says the lack of a third party candidate will help him with moderate voters. But Graves is clearly an underdog in his challenge of incumbent Republican Michele Bachmann.