| Julie Blaha | |
| Office: | 19th Auditor of Minnesota |
| Governor: | Tim Walz |
| Term Start: | January 7, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Rebecca Otto |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Burns Township, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | St. Cloud State University (BS) Saint Mary's University, Minnesota (MEd) |
Julie Blaha (born May 2, 1970) 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), 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 state representative 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 by 9,435 votes out of 2.46 million cast.[6]
Blaha and her husband, Roger, live in Ramsey, Minnesota. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
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