Erin Maye Quade
Photo: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Erin Maye Quade

Minnesota State Senator, District 56 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2016 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 56Born 1986

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

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.

Dem. medianRep. medianQuadeMore liberalMore conservative

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.

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.

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Minnesota State Senate, District 56WonD+25.9D+18.8+7.1
2022Minnesota State Senate, District 56WonD+13.4D+19.3−5.9
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57AWonD+4.7D+6.2−1.5

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$35.2K
Spent
$23.7K
Cash
$18.2K

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Maye Quade, Erin Senate Committee
State
Active

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

How we know Quade

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET