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Jana Austad

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 19, Minnesota

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Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 19
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Biography

Jana Austad has served as a District Court Judge in Minnesota's 9th Judicial District for seven years, per her campaign website. She was raised in Bemidji and has spent her legal career in northern Minnesota, per the same source.

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Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 19Minnesota · 2026Crow Wing County sample ballot

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