Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 6th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byMark Kennedy
Succeeded byTom Emmer
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 2, 2007
Preceded byGary Laidig
Succeeded byRay Vandeveer
Constituency
  • 56th district (2001–2003)
  • 52nd district (2003–2007)
Personal details
Born
Michele Marie Amble

(1956-04-06) April 6, 1956 (age 68)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 1978)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1978)
Spouse
Marcus Bachmann
(m. 1978)
Children5
Education

Michele Marie Bachmann (/ˈbɑːxmən/; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2012 election, but lost the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann moved to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, as a teenager. She graduated from Oral Roberts University's O. W. Coburn School of Law and the William & Mary Law School. After graduating, she briefly worked in tax law for the Internal Revenue Service before becoming a stay-at-home mother. She became involved in local politics, specifically around education.

Bachmann formally entered politics in 2000, when she was elected to the Minnesota Senate. In 2006, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After her unsuccessful run for president, Bachmann was elected to another term in the House in 2012, before announcing her retirement before the 2014 election.

Since January 1, 2021, Bachmann has been dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University.[1]

  1. ^ "Regent University Names Michele Bachmann as Dean of the Robertson School of Government". Regent University. December 22, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2022.