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Also known as Michele Marie Bachmann

American politician (born 1956)

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Michele Bachmann is an American politician, lawyer, and autobiographer born Michele Marie Amble on April 6, 1956, in Waterloo, Iowa. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and worked for the United States Department of the Treasury. Her political career includes candidacy in the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. She has been affiliated with both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

Bachmann holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Juris Doctor, and a Master of Laws. She was educated at Winona State University, the College of William & Mary, and Oral Roberts University. She resides and works in Washington, D.C., and speaks English. Her religious affiliation is Lutheranism.

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Film & TV

Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Known for

  • An American Pastoral — Self2024
  • Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie — Self2013
  • Janeane from Des Moines — Herself2012
  • Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Hannity — Self2009

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Key facts

Preceded by
Mark Kennedy
Succeeded by
Tom Emmer
Constituency
56th district (2001–2003) 52nd district (2003–2007)
Born
Michele Marie Amble , ( 1956-04-06 ) April 6, 1956 (age 70) , Waterloo, Iowa , U.S.
Party
Republican (1978–present)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (before 1978)
Spouse
Marcus Bachmann ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ) ​
Education
Winona State University ( BA ) Oral Roberts University ( JD ) College of William and Mary ( LLM )

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Instance of
human
Given name
Marie
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Waterloo
Occupation
autobiographer
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Lutheranism
Academic degree
Master of Laws
Official website
www.michelebachmann.com
Image
Bachmann2011.jpg
Work location
Washington, D.C.
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Michele Bachmann
date of birth
1956-04-06
name in native language
Michele Bachmann
writing language
English language
birth name
Michele Marie Amble
social media followers
210546
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Encyclopedic overview

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 dropped out after the Iowa caucuses.

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann moved to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota as a teenager. She earned a bachelor's degree from Winona State University, a Juris Doctor from Oral Roberts University's O. W. Coburn School of Law, and a Master of Laws from William & Mary Law School. She briefly worked in tax law for the Internal Revenue Service before becoming a stay-at-home mother. She became involved in local politics, focusing on education issues.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michele Bachmann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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