Family and Personal Life
Michels graduated from Lomira High School in 1980, and obtained a bachelor's degree in political science in 1984 from St. Norbert College. He received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1997 and an MPA from the Illinois Institute of Technology the same year.
Michels has 12 years of active duty service as an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army, where he earned the rank of Major. He is a member of the American Legion and VFW.
Michels is married to Barbara; they have three children. He works at Michels Corporation in Brownsville, Wisconsin, the small farming town where he grew up.
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