Michele Bachmann, J.D., LL.M.

Bio

Dean Michele Bachmann was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She received a B.A. in Political Science and English from Winona State University in 1978. She married Marcus Bachmann, a clinical therapist who holds a master’s degree from Regent University. In 1986, Dean Bachmann received a Juris Doctor degree from Oral Roberts University (ORU). She was a member of the ORU law school’s final graduating class, and was part of a group of faculty, staff, and students who moved the ORU law school library to Regent University. Two years later, she completed a Master of Law in Taxation at the College of William & Mary. She worked for four years as a lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dean Bachmann and her husband have five children. They also worked with a private foster care agency to house 23 children in their home during the 1990s. The Bachmanns chose homeschooling and private Christian schools for their children, and Dean Bachmann’s political career stemmed from her interest in education reform.

In 2000, Dean Bachmann defeated a longtime moderate incumbent for a state Senate seat in Minnesota. In 2006, she won 52 percent of the vote to represent her suburban Minneapolis congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She easily won reelection in 2008 and 2010.

Dean Bachmann’s extensive career highlights include being:

• The first Republican woman from Minnesota elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
• A United States Congresswoman representing Minnesota’s 6th District from 2007 to 2015
• A national figure in the Republican Party and a founding member of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus
• A Republican presidential candidate in 2012
• A highly respected leader who is deeply committed to conservative values in government

“It has been the highest honor to serve the American people and to uphold conservative principles on a national scale,” Dean Bachmann stated. “I am thrilled to now direct my focus to preparing the next generation of government leaders at Regent University.”