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Quam, II, Duane

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House 2011-2012 (District 29A); House 2013-2022 (District 25A); House 2023-Present (District 24A)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Dodge, Olmsted

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/2/1960

Birth Place: Rochester, Minnesota

Birth County: Olmsted

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion: Protestant

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Byron

Occupation (when first elected): Engineer

EDUCATION

Byron High School; Secondary;
University of Texas, Dallas; B.S.; Physics
University of Texas, Dallas; M.S.; Physics

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/Administration: Byron, Minnesota (School Board Member); [Dates Unknown] [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Pat (married around 1984)
Children: Two children: Duane "Duey" III, and Jacob (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was raised on farms in Olmsted County and Dodge County, Minnesota.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2002 election.

He was the chair of the Minnesota State Academic Science Standards Writing Committee.

Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2011-2012.

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Total Days Served: 5232

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/14/2025

Body: House

District: 24A

Elected: 11/5/2024

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/12/2025

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist/engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Finance Minutes
Elections Finance and Government Operations (Chair) Minutes [He was chair until 3/17/2025, when he became co-chair.]
State Government Finance and Policy Minutes

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93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2023

Body: House

District: 24A

Elected: 11/8/2022

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Oath Date: 1/3/2023

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist, engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Elections Finance and Policy Minutes
Health Finance and Policy Minutes
Human Services Finance Minutes
Property Tax Division Minutes

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92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/2021

Body: House

District: 25A

Elected: 11/3/2020

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist/Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2021 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Health Finance and Policy Minutes
State Government Finance and Elections Minutes
State Government Finance and Elections: Local Government Division Minutes

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91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/2019

Body: House

District: 25A

Elected: 11/6/2018

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/8/2019

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist/Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
2020 7th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 7th Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Government Operations Minutes
Ways & Means: Higher Education Finance & Policy Division Minutes
Ways & Means: State Government Finance Division Minutes

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90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2017

Body: House

District: 25A

Elected: 11/8/2016

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
Oath Date: 1/3/2017

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist/Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Government Operations & Elections Policy Minutes
Health & Human Services Reform Minutes
Health & Human Services Reform: Subcommittee on Childcare Access & Affordability Minutes
State Government Finance Minutes

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89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/2015

Body: House

District: 25A

Elected: 11/4/2014

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
Oath Date: 1/6/2015

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Scientist/Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Finance Minutes
Health and Human Services Reform Minutes
Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy & Finance Minutes
Taxes: Property Tax & Local Government Finance Division Minutes

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88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/2013

Body: House

District: 25A

Elected: 11/6/2012

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/4/2015
Oath Date: 1/8/2013

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2013 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Education Finance Minutes
Energy Policy Minutes
Government Operations Minutes

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87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2011

Body: House

District: 29A

Elected: 11/2/2010

Residence: Byron

Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Oath Date: 1/4/2011

Counties Represented: Dodge, Olmsted

Occupation: Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Finance Minutes
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Minutes
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Energy Minutes [The Energy Subcommittee was created in 2012.]
Government Operations and Elections Minutes
Health and Human Services Reform Minutes

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OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

Cook, Mike. "Taking Part in Another Endeavor." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, January 28, 2011, p. 21.

Session Interviews

House Interview 2011 (Video)

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Rep. Duane Quam joins committee pages on the bench during a call of the house on the chamber floor May 18. 5/18/2024. Photo credit: Michele Jokinen, House Public Information Services.

Surrounded by her Republican colleagues, House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth speaks to the press late Sunday after walking out of the House Chamber during a recess and after nine conference committee reports were rolled into one and passed without debate. 5/19/2024. Photo credit: Andrew VonBank, House Public Information Services.

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