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Julianne Ortman
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Minnesota State Senate District 47
Years in office: 2003 - 2017
Education
Bachelor's
Macalester College
Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Personal website

Julianne E. Ortman (b. August 29, 1962) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 47 from 2003 to 2017.

Ortman did not seek re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2016.

Ortman was also a 2014 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota, but she dropped out of the race after delegates at the state GOP convention voted to support Mike McFadden.[1][2]

Ortman served on the Carver County Board of Commissioners from 2000 to 2002.

Biography

Ortman graduated with her bachelor's degree from Macalester College in 1986 and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989.[3]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ortman served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ortman served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Judiciary
• Taxes

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ortman served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ortman served on the following committees:

Issues

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Julianne Ortman (R) did not seek re-election.

Scott Jensen defeated Darryl Scarborough in the Minnesota State Senate District 47 general election.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 47 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Jensen 67.36% 30,920
     Democratic Darryl Scarborough 32.64% 14,981
Total Votes 45,901
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Darryl Scarborough ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 47 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Darryl Scarborough  (unopposed)


Scott Jensen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 47 Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Jensen  (unopposed)

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 2014

Ortman planned to run in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota. Ortman sought the Republican nomination in the primary, but withdrew from the race after Mike McFadden received a majority of votes from delegates at Minnesota's GOP convention in May 2014.[8]

Early in the race, Ortman won a straw poll, stating that it was an "encouragement that we’re starting to unify the party." She also explained what makes her stand out: "I bring some things to the race that others don’t … I’m also a mom. It’s all about their future, really."[9]

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Ortman won election in District 47 in 2012 due to redistricting. She defeated Bruce Schwichtenberg in the August 14 primary and defeated James Weygand (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Minnesota State Senate, District 47, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJulianne Ortman Incumbent 63.9% 27,128
     Democratic James Weygand 36.1% 15,297
Total Votes 42,425
Minnesota State Senate, District 47 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJulianne Ortman Incumbent 58.4% 2,114
Bruce Schwichtenberg 41.6% 1,504
Total Votes 3,618

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Ortman won re-election to the 34th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Laura Helmer ran for the seat on the DFL ticket and Tim Biros ran for the Independence Party. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 34 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Julianne Ortman (R) 23839 63.46%
Laura Helmer (DFL) 11382 30.30%
Tim Biros (I) 2330 6.20%
Write-In 17 0.05%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Ortman won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Laura Helmer (DFL).[12]

Minnesota State Senate, District 34 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Julianne Ortman (R) 21,712 59.69%
Laura Helmer (DFL) 14,630 40.22%
Write-In 33 0.09%

Campaign finance summary

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Julianne Ortman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 47Won $65,529 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 34Won $46,518 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 34Won $47,605 N/A**
2002Minnesota State Senate, District 34Won $45,554 N/A**
Grand total$205,206 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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Personal

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Ortman and her husband, Ray, have four children.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Julianne + Ortman + Minnesota + Senate

Julianne Ortman News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Star Tribune," "County commissioner plans to join U.S. Senate race, and already has a big backer," accessed August 23, 2013
  2. ↑ MinnPost, "McFadden wins Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate endorsement on 10th ballot," accessed June 3, 2014
  3. ↑ Vote Smart, "Julianne Ortman's Biography," accessed October 23, 2023
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  8. ↑ Star Tribune, "McFadden clinches GOP endorsement for Senate," accessed June 3, 2014
  9. ↑ Roll Call, "Franken Challenger Says Minnesota GOP ‘Starting to Unify’ (Video)," accessed November 25, 2013
  10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
  11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  12. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - Nov. 7, 2006," accessed May 15, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Benjamin Kruse (R) 		Minnesota State Senate District 47
2013- 2017 		Succeeded by
Scott Jensen (R)
Preceded by
- 		Minnesota State Senate District 34
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
Warren Limmer (R)


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