Michele Bachmann Fast Facts

Here's a look at the life of former US Representative Michele Bachmann.

Birth date: April 6, 1956

Birth place: Waterloo, Iowa

Birth name: Michele Marie Amble

Father: David Amble, an engineer

Mother: Arlene Jean (Johnson) Amble

Marriage: Marcus Bachmann (September 10, 1978-present)

Children: Sophia, Caroline, Elisa, Harrison and Lucas

Education: Winona State University, B.A., 1978; Oral Roberts University, J.D., 1986; College of William and Mary, L.L.M., 1988

Religion: Lutheran

Bachmann, a conservative Republican, worked for Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign.

Has said that she switched parties while reading Gore Vidal's novel, "Burr."

Bachmann and her husband Marcus own a mental health care practice.

1988-1992 - Tax litigation attorney.

2000-2006 - Minnesota state senator.

November 7, 2006 - Is the first Republican woman from Minnesota to be elected to the House of Representatives.

January 4, 2007-January 3, 2015 - Serves as Republican representative from the 6th District of Minnesota.

October 17, 2008 - Tells MSNBC's Chris Matthews, "I'm very concerned that he [US President Barack Obama] may have anti-American views."

November 4, 2008 - Is elected to a second term.

July 2010 - Establishes the House Tea Party Caucus.

November 2, 2010 - Is elected to a third term.

January 25, 2011 - Delivers the Tea Party response to President Obama's State of the Union address.

June 13, 2011 - At a CNN-sponsored debate of Republican candidates, Bachmann announces that she has filed the papers necessary to run for president and will formally announce her candidacy soon.

June 27, 2011 - Formally announces her candidacy for president during an appearance in Waterloo, Iowa.

November 21, 2011 - Her memoir "Core of Conviction: My Story" is published.

January 4, 2012 - Suspends her presidential campaign after her sixth-place finish in the Iowa Republican caucuses.

November 6, 2012 - Wins reelection to the House of Representatives for a fourth term.

May 29, 2013 - Announces in a video posted to her campaign website that she will not seek reelection.

January 3, 2015 - Last day in office.

June 21, 2016 - Announced as an adviser on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Evangelical Executive Advisory Board.

December 22, 2019 - Signs an open letter to Dr. Timothy Dalrymple, the president of Christianity Today, pushing back against an op-ed in the magazine that called for Trump to be removed from office. The letter, signed by nearly 200 evangelical leaders, praises Trump for seeking advice from "Bible-believing Christians and patriotic Americans."

December 22, 2020 - Is announced as the dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, effective January 1, 2021.