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 by	Mark Kennedy
Succeeded by	Tom Emmer
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office January 3, 2001 – January 2, 2007
Preceded by	Gary Laidig
Succeeded by	Ray 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 party	Republican (since 1978)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (before 1978)
Spouse	Marcus Bachmann ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	5
Education	Winona State University (BA) Oral Roberts University (JD) College of William & Mary (LLM)

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]