Julianne Ortman

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Julianne Ortman
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 47th district
34th (2003–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded by Constituency established
Personal details
Born (1962-08-29) August 29, 1962
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ray Ortman
Children 4
Alma mater Macalester College
University of Pennsylvania
Religion Roman Catholicism

Julianne E. Ortman (born August 29, 1962) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 47, which includes portions of Carver County in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.[1] She is a candidate in the 2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota.

Early life, education, and career

Ortman graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul in 1986, then went on to the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating with a J.D. in 1989. She was an adjunct professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 1992 to 1994.[1]

Ortman served as a Carver County Commissioner from 2001 to 2003. She is an attorney by profession, heading up Ortman & Associates law firm in Chanhassen. She has also worked as the chief financial manager for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department since 2007.[2]

Minnesota Senate

Ortman was first elected to the Senate in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006, 2010 and 2012. She served as an assistant minority leader during the 2007-2008 legislative session.[1] On January 3, 2012, Ortman was named Deputy Majority Leader by Majority Leader Dave Senjem. Ortman replaced Sen. Geoff Michel, who lost his position in a shake-up of Republican leadership following the resignation of former Majority Leader Amy Koch.[3]

2014 United States Senate campaign

Main article: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2014

On August 3, 2013, Ortman announced her candidacy in the 2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota.[4]

Controversies

In 2007, media outlets reported about the working arrangement with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department and her official duties as a Minnesota Senator, where she "bounced between her two jobs, at times starting one job just minutes after officially punching out from the other." The Star Tribune reported in 2011 that "[o]n one day in April 2007, records showed Ortman worked a 15-hour day for Hennepin County and missed a Senate floor session but still received her $96 daily expense allowance from the Senate."[5] Ortman has defended the dual roles.

On February 21, 2008, Ortman requested that the Subcommittee on ethics determine whether she had a conflict of interest as chief author of two bills, SF294 and SF2984, due to her employment as the Finance Director in the Office of the Hennepin County Sheriff. The Subcommittee considered the issue on March 6, 2008, and concluded that she did not have a conflict of interest as the chief author of either of the two bills.[6]

Other

Ortman serves on various government and community boards and organizations. She has been a director on the Southwest Transportation Coalition since 2001, and is a member of the Minnesota Regional Rail Authority. She is chair of the Instate Compact on Sentencing, and a member of the Minnesota Compensation Council. She has also been a trustee of the Metropolitan Regional Library Association since 2000.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ortman, Julianne E.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Senator Julianne E. Ortman's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Sen. Julianne Ortmann Dubbed Deputy Senate Majority Leader". Fox 9 News. January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Powell, Joy (August 3, 2013). "State Sen. Julianne Ortman joins Republican race to challenge U.S. Sen. Al Franken". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Kaszuba, Mike (January 4, 2012). "For Ortman: Another delicate balancing act". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Advisory opinion on conflict of interest". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 

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