Bachmann Brings In The Bucks: Has $1M In Bank

Rep. Michele Bachmann has raised $1.55 million for her reelection campaign, a spokesman said.

Bachmann (R-MN) raised $591,600 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and has $1 million cash on hand.

The money came from nearly 9,000 contributors, her campaign said.

As we reported earlier, Bachmann's home state governor Tim Pawlenty raised nearly $1.3 million from 2,750 donors in the fourth quarter.

Bachmann spokesman Dave Dziok issued this statement:

Americans everywhere are fed up with the reckless liberal agenda of higher taxes, more spending, more government bailouts and takeovers, and rising deficits and debt emanating from the Democratic Majority in Washington. Clearly, Congresswoman Bachmann's common sense message of individual liberty and fiscal responsibility is resonating loud and clear with the hearts and minds of her constituents. After all, you can't have almost 9,000 individual contributors from Minnesota without being in tune with the voters. The numbers speak for themselves, and the campaign couldn't be stronger.