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    Maye Quade, Erin K.

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    House 2017-2018 (District 57A); Senate 2023-Present (District 56)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Dakota

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/12/1986
    Birth Place: ,
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: Black
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    City of Residence (when first elected): Apple Valley
    Occupation (when first elected): Community Representative

    EDUCATION

    Eastview High School; Secondary; 2004
    University of St. Thomas; B.A.; Political Science and Justice and Peace Studies

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives (Staff for U.S. Representative Keith Ellison); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: Ending childhood hunger, veterans issues, reproductive health, rights, and justice, pregnancy and parenting, public education, climate.

    She founded the Childhood Hunger Caucus.

    In 2018, she was named as running mate for lieutenant governor by gubernatorial candidate Erin Murphy. The team lost the primary.

    She, Clare Oumou Verbeten, and Zaynab Mohamed are the first Black women to serve in the Minnesota Senate. (Sahan Journal)

    She and Clare Oumou Verbeten are the first openly LGBTQ women to serve in the Minnesota Senate. (VictoryFund.org)

    Religion reported on the Senate floor, April 24, 2023.

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    Total Days Served: 1664

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Apple Valley
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/2/2023
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Non-profit Director for Gender Justice
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2025 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education Finance
    • Education Policy
    • Human Services
    • State and Local Government
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Apple Valley
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Non-profit Director for Gender Justice
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Education Finance
    • Education Policy
    • Human Services
    • State and Local Government and Veterans
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 57A
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Apple Valley
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Community Representative
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
    • Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Minutes
    • State Government Finance: Veterans Affairs Division Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.

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