Since retiring from the Air Force as a colonel, he has worked as a church administrator and founded a farm services company.

[4][5] During the 2023 legislative session, Wobbema sponsored bills related to higher education,[1] censorship, transphobia, and sanctuary cities.

[6] Wobbema faced criticism when Reverend Dr. Leanne Simmons was praying over the Senate on February 8 when Senators Michael Wobbema (R-Valley City) and Janne Myrdal (R-Edinburg) turned their backs to her while she was saying “Creator of the universe and all people therein, You who formed humankind in Your image, placing them in this world in all their diversity — differing colors, genders, races, ethnicities and language.

He added, “According to God’s word, people who are called to preach God’s word are held to a higher level of accountability.”[7] Standing in opposition of state-sponsored school lunches for children of low-income families, Wobbema voted against a bill on March 28, 2023, that would sponsor the direct cost of lunches for children whose parents earn an income from 130 to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level by saying, “Yes, I can understand children going hungry, but is that really the problem of the school district?

It’s really a problem of parents being negligent with their kids.” [8] Wobbema was again criticized for voting, less than two weeks later, to increase meal reimbursements for North Dakota lawmakers by nearly 30 percent.