

Three years later her mother married widower Raymond J. Bachmann was raised by her mother, who worked at the First National Bank in Anoka, Minnesota, where they moved again. After her parents divorced when she was 14, David moved to California and remarried. Her family moved from Iowa to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota when she was 13 years old. Two of her great-great-great-grandparents, Melchior and Martha Munson, emigrated from Sogndal, Norway, to Wisconsin in 1857. Įarly life, education, and early career Bachmann in Anoka High School's yearbookīachmann was born Michele Marie Amble on April 6, 1956, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Norwegian-American parents David John Amble, an engineer, and Arlene Jean Amble ( née Johnson). Since January 1, 2021, Bachmann has been dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. 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. She became involved in local politics, specifically around education.īachmann formally entered politics in 2000, when she was elected to the Minnesota Senate. After graduating, she briefly worked in tax law for the Internal Revenue Service before becoming a stay-at-home mom. Coburn School of Law and the William & Mary Law School. She graduated from Oral Roberts University's O. 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.īorn in Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann moved to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, as a teenager.

representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. Michele Marie Bachmann ( / ˈ b ɑː x m ə n/ née Amble born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S.
