Maureen Reed for Congress

Last week, an unspeakable tragedy occurred at the Fort Hood Military Base in Texas, when a gunman opened fire at his fellow servicemen and women.  Never before has our nation faced such an action of this scale, and as the details unfold, my hope is that our energy, focus, and sympathy remain on the brave servicemen and women who are recovering from their injuries, as well as honoring the memory of those who sacrificed their lives because they felt the call to serve our nation. 

There are a lot of big contests in 2010. And the race in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District is already getting national attention. Politico lists Rep. Michele Bachmann's bid for a third term as one of 10 contests to keep an eye on.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann called her health care rally in Washington, D.C., the "Super Bowl of Freedom." 

The campaign staff for Maureen Reed, a Bachmann challenger, called it the "Super Bowl of Spin." 

Democrats blasted Rep. Michele Bachmann's "House Call" rally against health care reform at the nation's Capitol on Thursday. Dr. Maureen Reed's campaign attacked Bachmann for sticking up for the health insurance lobby while the Democratic National Committee tried to paint Bachmann as the voice of the Republican Party.

Maureen Reed's Congressional Campaign criticized Michele Bachmann for staging another publicity stunt to protect the profits of her political donors from the health care industry rather than offering any substantive solution for health care reform. Michele Bachmann held her "Superbowl of Spin" in Washington today to spread her outlandish claims and partisan attacks, yet the Congresswoman has to date not yet offered any proposal to solve the problem of extending health care coverage to 47 million uninsured Americans.

A large part of Maureen Reed's fundraising success can be attributed to her strong support among female contributors. In fact, the Center for Responsible Politics, a watchdog group that studies campaign contributions, released an article today highlighting that Maureen's campaign received the 3rd highest percentage of contributions from women of all congresional races across the country, even including incumbent campaigns. This tremendous feat shows her widespread support, and is one of the reasons Maureen Reed is the candidate who will defeat Michele Bachmann. Go to the full article here: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/11/men-still-dominate-campaign-fu.html

Blaine, MN- This week, Maureen was on the Anoka County Eagle local television show with Ted Butler. Maureen spoke about the need for healthcare reform, and her views on some of the different policy options that are being debated in Washington.

To watch the show, you can click Here.

ANOKA - Congressional Candidate Dr. Maureen Reed officially kicked off her campaign Oct. 17, opening her campaign headquarters in Anoka with a crowd of Democrats, Independents and Republicans.

Physician Maureen Reed, hoping to challenge Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann in next year's U.S. House race, was on Capitol Hill today meeting members of Congress, the media, and media consultants.

ANOKA, Minn. (AP) - One of two Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann kicked off her campaign Saturday by saying that she's a "made-in-Minnesota moderate."