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Julie Sandstede

Julie Sandstede
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 6A district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded by Carly Melin
Personal details
Born Julie Tarnowski
1969/1970 (age 46–47)
Hibbing, Minnesota
Political party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse(s) Evan
Children 3
Residence Hibbing
Alma mater College of St. Scholastica
University of Saint Mary
Occupation music teacher

Julie Sandstede (née Tarnowski) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 6A in northeastern Minnesota.

Sandstede was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, where she graduated from Hibbing High School. She attended the College of St. Scholastica, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in music education, and the University of Saint Mary, graduating with a master's degree in curriculum and instruction.

Sandstede is a music teacher, first teaching at Cromwell–Wright School in Cromwell, Minnesota and then at Virginia Public Schools. She is also a volunteer firefighter in Colvin Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, co-president of the Virginia Education Association, president of the Iron Range Service Unit, chair of the Education Minnesota professional advocacy committee, director of the Hibbing City Band, member of the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra and the Hibbing Alumni Band, and a Vacation Bible School volunteer.

Sandstede was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016.

Sandstede and her husband, Evan, have three children and reside in Hibbing. She is a member and choir director at Chisholm Baptist Church.


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