Julianne Ortman

Julianne Ellen Ortman (née Ryan; born August 29, 1962) is an American lawyer who is a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented portions of Carver, Hennepin, and Scott counties in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. and she is the daughter of Robert Clair Ryan. Then went on to the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1989. She was an adjunct professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 1992 to 1994.

Minnesota Senate Ortman was first elected to the Senate in 2002, and was reelected in 2006, 2010 and 2012. She served as an assistant minority leader during the 2007–2008 legislative session. She was the ranking minority member of the Taxes Committee, and a member of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. She did not seek re-election in 2016.

2014 United States Senate campaign

On August 3, 2013, Ortman announced her candidacy in the 2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota. Ortman was endorsed by Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, in March 2014. She was eliminated at the May Convention in the 5th round of voting by delegates, with 19.97% of the votes, falling just 1 vote shy of the 20% needed to advance to the 6th round.

Other She has been a director on the Southwest Transportation Coalition

In 2019, Ortman began working for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. which promotes Flock Safety surveillance technology and encourages cities and jurisdictions to pursue contracts with Flock.

Personal life Ortman is Catholic. She married Ray Ortman in 1989. They have four children. In 2019, Ortman moved to Florida.