Julianne and her husband, Ray, daughter Ellie, and sons Raymond, William, and Sam.

Julianne Ortman is the new Chair of the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee. She is the Tax Committee's 34th Chair since Statehood, and the first woman.

Julianne graduated from Macalaster College in Saint Paul in 1986 with concentrations in English and History. She earned her law degree in 1989 from The University of Pennsylvania Law School. She has practiced law since 1989.

Elected in 2002 as a State Senator, Julianne currently represents the ten cities and eleven townships comprising District 34 (Carver and northwestern Scott Counties.) She has served as a member of the Judiciary, Transportation Policy and Finance, Tax, Crime Prevention, Public Safety Finance, Economic Development and Elections Committees. Particular areas of focus have been on financing the $268 million realignment of U.S. Highway 212; tax credits for education and referendum election reform; CriMNet implementation, financing, and data privacy issues; class action reforms; amber alert immunity; and reforming drug sentencing options to include early release in conjunction with treatment.

Prior to serving in the Senate, Julianne served as a Carver County Commissioner. Her contributions included: resolutions to broadcast Board proceedings, bonding for long-term capital investments, and adopting and publishing the Carver County Code of Ordinances.

From 1994 to 2006, Julianne was managing partner at Ortman & Associates, PLC, and has practiced law since 1989, focusing on business law and litigation.

From 2007 to 2009, Julianne served as the Director of Finance for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. In 2009, she joined the Sheriff's administration as a Senior Administrative Manager.

Julianne has served as a member of the faculty for various CLE courses presented by Westlaw and the Minnesota State Bar Association on topics ranging from data privacy, to legislation for lawyers, to gender bias in the legal profession. Julianne has been a recurring guest on TPT 2's 'Almanac' and has been a guest speaker at the Minnesota District Judges Conference, Minnesota Sheriff's Association, Metro Inner-County Association, Building Owners and Managers Association, Builders Association of Minnesota, Minnesota Trucking Association, and many others.

An avid runner, Julianne has run in (and finished) six marathons (including the 2005 - 2009 Grandma's Marathon in Duluth).  She is planning to run every year until she turns 50 (at least)! She lives in the beautiful city of Chanhassen with her husband and four children.