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Erin Maye Quade

Erin Maye Quade

Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Minnesota · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Minnesota Senate District 56, Minnesota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Protecting essential services and programs including SNAP, WIC and Medicaid
  • Addressing the affordability crisis
  • Uplifting children and families
Biography

Erin Maye Quade has served as the State Senator for Minnesota Senate District 56 since being elected in 2022, and previously served as a State Representative from 2017 to 2019, per her campaign site. Maye Quade is a lifelong Apple Valley resident and a reproductive justice leader, per her campaign site.

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