Born and raised in Albuquerque's South Valley, longtime educator Julie Radoslovich has called NM Senate District 26 home for over two decades. In addition to many years as a teacher, her background includes work in national healthcare policy and extensive civic engagement. She is a results-driven and tireless community advocate who has collaborated with diverse networks of partners including Westside neighbors, nonprofit innovators, stakeholders in the Albuquerque community at large, and state-level policymakers. Respected for her high-impact leadership in public service, Julie will continue to deliver solution-oriented progress for Westside residents at the Roundhouse.

Julie's career has centered around serving New Mexico youth and families over the last 20 years, most notably as a Language Arts instructor and Principal/Director of South Valley Academy, a Title I public charter school in Albuquerque. During her tenure, she oversaw an Academy expansion that more than doubled the student body while propelling student success with exceptional achievements in graduation rates, college entry and completion, youth workforce readiness, fundraising, community inclusion, and financial performance. As part of the New Mexico Teacher Evaluation Task Force, she helped craft new teacher performance measurement standards that were adopted statewide in 2020.

Just as importantly, Julie championed the voices of her students and their families in public policy deliberations surrounding the accessibility of driver's licenses to undocumented New Mexicans and eligibility guidelines for the New Mexico Lottery Scholarship Program.

After the 2016 presidential election, South Valley Academy, the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, and Somos Pueblos Unidos worked together to develop a school protection policy ensuring that the South Valley campus would operate as a safe haven for students regardless of their citizenship status. Julie interfaced with Bernalillo County and the Blake Road Neighborhood Association to improve pedestrian and bicycle accessibility around the Academy and, under her leadership, construction of new buildings at the school began to integrate solar energy. She built a partnership between the campus community and Valle de Oro to establish a bilingual urban wildlife refuge, among the first in the Southwest.

Prior to her career in education, Julie worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, optimizing Medicare counseling for the elderly and facilitating access to care for non-native English speakers. She has held leadership roles with Albuquerque Interfaith, the Sofia Center for Professional Development Board, and Encuentro's Fundraising Advisory Committee.

Julie's family first came to New Mexico in 1918. One of 12 siblings, she graduated from Rio Grande High School. After earning her BA at Stanford University, she completed her MPA at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

She is a National Board-Certified Teacher in English Language Arts and obtained her Educational Specialist Certificate with distinction at the University of New Mexico. She is a 2022 graduate of the New Mexico chapter of Emerge, a national organization dedicated to empowering Democratic women to run for office.

Since 2001, Julie has lived with her husband in the Pat Hurley neighborhood of Albuquerque, where they raised three children.