How Old Is Sharron Angle?

Sharron Angle, a one-time member of the Nevada State Assembly, is seeking to topple U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a much-watched race. As displeasure with the Obama administration mounts from the tea party ranks, Reid has become one of the GOP's principal targets, and Angle has emerged from relative obscurity to national attention. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in the 2010 midterm elections, here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Angle's pre-political life.

How old is Sharron Angle?
Sharron Angle is 61 years old.

When was Sharron Angle born?
Angle, born Sharron Elaine Ott, was born on Aug. 26, 1949.

Where was Sharron Angle born?
Angle was born in Klamath Falls, Ore.

Who are Sharron Angle's parents, and what do they do?
Angle's father is a veteran who served in the Navy during World War II and the Navy Reserve during the Korean War.

Does Sharron Angle have any siblings?
Yes, she has three younger brothers.

When did Sharron Angle move from her birthplace to Nevada?
In 1952, when Angle was 3, her father moved the family to Reno to operate a motel he had purchased after his discharge from the Navy.

What did Sharron Angle do before deciding to run for the Senate?
Angle has worked as a substitute teacher, taught art classes at Western Nevada Community College and co-founded a K-12 Christian school. She tutored at Nye County Juvenile Justice and managed a "family-oriented fitness gym," the Tonopah Life Center. Her political career began in 1992 when she was elected to the Nye County School Board of Trustees. She moved to Reno, where she served as an elected assemblywoman in the Nevada State Assembly from 1998 to 2005. She ran for U.S. Congress in 2006 but did not win the Republican nomination, and she withdrew from politics until her Senate bid this year.