Julie Blaha is an American politician and retired educator serving as the 19th state auditor of Minnesota since 2019. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Before her election as auditor,Blaha served as secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL–CIO,a federation of local trade unions.
Born in Burns Township,Minnesota (now the city of Nowthen), [1] Blaha earned a Bachelor of Science from St. Cloud State University and a Master of Education (MEd) from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. She worked as a middle school math teacher and secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL–CIO. [1]
In the 2018 elections,Blaha ran for Minnesota state auditor and defeated Republican Pam Myhra in the general election. [2] She was sworn into office on January 7,2019. [3] Blaha was narrowly reelected in 2022, [4] [5] defeating Republican nominee Ryan Wilson. [6]
Blaha and her husband,Roger,live in Ramsey,Minnesota. They have two sons and four grandchildren. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic (DFL) | Julie Blaha | 1,250,524 | 49.35 | |
Republican | Pam Myhra | 1,095,310 | 43.23 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Michael Ford | 133,913 | 5.28 | |
Libertarian | Chris Dock | 53,068 | 2.09 | |
Write-in | 1,125 | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 2,533,940 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic (DFL) | Julie Blaha (incumbent) | 1,168,185 | 47.47 | |
Republican | Ryan Wilson | 1,159,750 | 47.13 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Tim Davis | 87,386 | 3.55 | |
Grassroots—LC | Will Finn | 44,270 | 1.80 | |
Write-in | 1,341 | 0.05 | ||
Total votes | 2,460,932 | 100.00 |
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