Education
University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota.
Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, Ojala served in the United States Marine Corps during World World War World War II He then received his bachelor"s degree from University of Minnesota and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. He practiced law in Aurora, Minnesota. Ojala served on the school board and as county commissioner for Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
Ojala served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1971 to 1974.
In 1974, Ojala ran for the United States House of Representatives and lost the election.