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Denise Juneau was born on 5 April, 1967 in Oakland, California, U.S., is an American lawyer. Discover Denise Juneau's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Denise Juneau Height, Weight & Measurements
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Denise Juneau Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Denise Juneau worth at the age of 56 years old? Denise Juneau’s income source is mostly from being a successful lawyer. She is from United States. We have estimated Denise Juneau's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Denise Juneau (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017.
She is a Democrat and the first female Native American elected to statewide office in the United States.
Her mother is Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, while her father is Blackfoot.
Denise Juneau was born on April 5, 1967, in Oakland, California, to parents Stan and Carol Juneau.
Her family moved to Montana in 1969.
Juneau graduated in 1985 from Browning High School in Browning, Montana, which is on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Juneau worked on the educational support staff of Browning, Montana schools from 1986 through 1988.
Juneau received a bachelor's degree in English from Montana State University in 1993.
In 1994, she completed her Master of Education Degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
She was a high school teacher in New Town, North Dakota, within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, from 1994 through 1995, and in Browning, Montana, from 1995 through 1997.
She took course work toward a doctorate at the University of New Mexico in 1997 and 1998.
Juneau was an instructional specialist at the Montana Office of Public Instruction under Superintendent Nancy Keenan from 1998 through 2001.
While at the Montana Office of Public Instruction, Juneau served as Director of Indian Education, where she oversaw the implementation of Montana's constitutionally mandated Indian Education For All program.
It was designed to deliver education in the public schools on Montana's American Indian heritage.
Juneau shifted her career path, attending the University of Montana Law School and completing her J.D. in 2004.
Juneau was a law clerk at the Montana Supreme Court for justices Jim Regnier and Brian Morris from 2004 through 2005.
She worked as an associate attorney for the law firm Monteau and Peebles from 2005 to 2006.
From 2006 through 2008, she was a division administrator at the Office of Public Instruction under Superintendent Linda McCulloch.
In 2008, Juneau ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
She won a four-way Democratic primary in June.
In the November general election, the final vote tally was 234,483 for Juneau (51%), 201,091 (43.7%) for her GOP opponent, Elaine Sollie Herman, and 24,236 (5.3%) for Libertarian candidate Donald Eisenmenger.
She was the first American Indian woman to win a statewide office.
In 2009, Juneau was named Educator of the Year by the National Indian Education Association.
Since Juneau took office in 2009, she reported that Montana's graduation rate increased 4.7 percent, while the dropout rate decreased 1.3 percent since the state had started tracking these numbers in 2000.
Juneau oversaw the development of Montana's "Schools of Promise Initiative", an $11.5 million, three-year project which used federal grant money "to help teachers' union leaders, school board officials, and administrators attempt to address students' academic and social-emotional needs in some of the state's most disadvantaged schools."
The academic results of that program have been mixed.
In 2012, Juneau ran for re-election against Republican Sandy Welch.
Juneau was narrowly re-elected, receiving 235,397 votes to Welch's 233,166 votes.
On August 5, 2013, she announced that she would not run for the Senate.
Juneau was named as a possible candidate for US Senator Max Baucus's (D-Montana) seat, which was vacated upon his retirement in 2014.
On November 4, 2015, Juneau announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in the 2016 congressional election.
On November 4, 2015, Juneau announced her candidacy for Montana's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Juneau was defeated by incumbent Republican Ryan Zinke in the 2016 general election.
Due to term limits, Juneau was ineligible to run again in 2016.
As of November 1, 2016, she ranked 6th in the country for congressional candidates raising money from donors giving $200 or less.
Juneau was defeated by incumbent Republican representative Ryan Zinke in the general election.
Juneau won 40% of the vote.
In April 2018, the Seattle Public Schools board unanimously voted to elect Juneau as the next superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.
She began on July 1, 2018.
She resigned from the post on May 1, 2021.