Cynthia L. Bauerly (born 1970) is an American civil servant who currently serves as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Prior to her appointment, Bauerly served as Legislative Director for Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York.

In 2004 and 2005, Bauerly specialized in intellectual property and business litigation with Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From February until November 2005, she was the policy director for Amy Klobuchar's successful United States Senate campaign in Minnesota.

Prior to her work for Senator Schumer, she specialized in complex litigation and appellate law at Jones Day in Washington, D.C. She previously served as a judicial clerk for Florence-Marie Cooper of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and Theodore R. Boehm of the Indiana Supreme Court.