DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Erin Maye Quade

Minnesota State Senator, District 56 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 56Born 1986

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 2; 132 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Policy · vice chair
State and Local Government · vice chair
Education Finance
Human Services

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 132 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 3891 Permission to donate eggs past their quality assurance date
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Became law Aug 2026

SF 3210 Disability accommodations as protection inclusion from discrimination
Disabilities and Access · Became law Aug 2026

SF 4696 Social media platforms requirements establishment related to accounts for minors
Children and families and Children, Youth and Families Department · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 1119 Access prohibition to nudification technology
Commerce and Commerce Department · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 3969 Licensing boards reporting requirement provision and grooming criminal offense establishment
Boards · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Quade sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Quade is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Zaynab Mohamed, Ann Rest, Ron Latz

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Quade’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Quade’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Quade	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–29

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Quade was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57A Minnesota State Senate, District 56

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Minnesota Senate District 56	Won	D+25.9	D+18.8	+7.1
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 56	Won	D+13.4	—	—
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57A	Won	D+4.7	—	—