26 Facts About Renee Ellmers

Renee Louise Ellmers is an American registered nurse and politician who was the US representative for from 2011 to 2017.

Renee Ellmers ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 election in North Carolina's 13th congressional district, finishing fifth in the primary field.

Renee Ellmers's father was of Czech and French-Canadian descent and her mother was of Croatian and Polish ancestry.

Renee Ellmers moved to Madison Heights as a child, when her father got a job in the automobile industry.

Renee Ellmers paid her way through Oakland University by working various jobs, training as a medical assistant.

Renee Ellmers worked as a nurse in Beaumont Hospital's surgical intensive care unit.

Renee Ellmers became involved in politics after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which she opposed.

Renee Ellmers became involved in local Republican politics and joined Americans for Prosperity, a free-market political advocacy group.

Renee Ellmers sought the Republican Party nomination for Congress in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, which was then held by seven-term incumbent Bob Etheridge.

Renee Ellmers faced car dealer Todd Gailas and retired businessman Frank Deatrich in the May 4,2010 Republican primary.

Renee Ellmers raised and spent more money than her opponents.

The previously obscure Renee Ellmers was highlighted by conservative blogs such as RedState and the National Review's The Corner.

Renee Ellmers considered running for the US Senate in 2014, but instead ran for re-election.

Renee Ellmers secured the seat again with a margin of 36,649 votes from Second District voters.

Renee Ellmers stated that Holding wasn't qualified to run in the district since he lived just outside its borders.

Renee Ellmers had to contend with a high level of campaign spending by outside groups aligning themselves with the Tea Party movement, including Americans for Prosperity, which spent in the "low six figures" to defeat her.

Conservative opposition to Renee Ellmers arose from her push to prevent a vote on a 2015 abortion bill, from her votes on spending and budget bills, and from her vote in favor of the continuation of the Export-Import Bank.

In September 2011, Renee Ellmers told students at Campbell University that she opposed a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions because it was too broad.

In May 2017, Renee Ellmers began working for the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a regional director in Atlanta.

Renee Ellmers worked as a registered nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

In 2020, Renee Ellmers sought election as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

Renee Ellmers placed fifth in the Republican primary election, with businessman Mark Robinson securing the nomination and eventually winning the general election.

Renee Ellmers introduced the bill as her response to President Obama issuing an executive order to cease deportation of undocumented immigrants.

On March 17,2015, Renee Ellmers sponsored the Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015.

Renee Ellmers met her husband, Brent Renee Ellmers, a surgeon, while working at Beaumont Hospital.

Renee Ellmers had unexpectedly dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House shortly before the allegations surfaced.