Erin Maye Quade

Erin Maye Quade is an American politician and former Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She was the DFL-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor as Erin Murphy's running mate in 2018, and the first LGBTQ person to be endorsed on the ticket of a major Minnesota political party.

Erin Maye Quade
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 57A district
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byTara Mack
Succeeded byRobert Bierman
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
Spouse(s)Alyse Maye Quade
EducationUniversity of St. Thomas (BA)

Early life, education, and career

In 2008 Maye Quade graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul with a B.A. in political science and government, justice and peace.

Before being elected to the state legislature, Maye Quade was a staffer for U.S. Representative Keith Ellison.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives
Erin May Quade speaks at #StopTheBans rally in St. Paul, Minnesota. May 21, 2019

From 2017 to 2019 Maye Quade was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 57A, which includes parts of Apple Valley and Lakeville in Dakota County.[2]

During Maye Quade's 2016 campaign, opposition operatives were accused of stalking her campaign staff so persistently that neighborhood watch committees were called in to monitor their activity.[1] She won by 52% to 47%; hers was one of only two House seats in Minnesota to change hands from Republican to DFL that year.

In 2017, Maye Quade accused Republican State Representative Tony Cornish of sexual harassment.

2018 gubernatorial campaign

In June 2018, Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Erin Murphy chose Maye Quade as her running mate.[3] Maye Quade received the DFL endorsement by acclamation at the Minnesota DFL convention on June 3, 2018,[4] making her the first LGBTQ person to be endorsed on the ticket of a major Minnesota political party; at age 32, she was also one of the youngest. Maye Quade and Murphy lost the DFL primary to U.S. Representative Tim Walz and State Representative Peggy Flanagan in August 2018.

Election campaigns

2016
Minnesota's State House district 57A election, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Erin Maye Quade 11,825 52.23
Republican Ali Jiminez-Hopper 10,758 47.52
Write-in 56 0.25
Total votes 22,639 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References
  1. "What it’s really like to run for the Minnesota Legislature". MinnPost, September 19, 2016.
  2. "Erin Maye Quade (DFL) 57A - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. Magan, Christopher (June 3, 2018). "Governor hopeful Erin Murphy picks House colleague Erin Maye Quade as her running mate". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. theuptake.org
  5. "November 8, 2016 General Election Unofficial Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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