Senator Erin Maye Quade

Senator Erin Maye Quade represents Senate District 56 which includes Apple Valley, Eagan, and Rosemount. She is vice chair of the Education Policy Committee, and serves on the Education Finance Committee, Human Services Committee, and the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee. Learn more about Sen. Maye Quade.

Senator Erin Maye Quade Hails Passage of Bill to Protect Privacy, Election Integrity from ‘Deep Fake’ Manipulations

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Wednesday, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation to protect Minnesotans from online harassment and maintain the integrity of elections. HF 1370, which passed 64-1, regulates synthetic media, known as “deep fakes,” when used to manipulate the outcome of elections or used to depict sexual content.

Chief author Senator Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley) released the following statement celebrating HF 1370’s passage:

Senator Erin Maye Quade Celebrates as Trans Refuge Bill Becomes Law

Law Will Enshrine Minnesota as Safe Haven for Children, Families, and Healthcare Providers

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz signed the Trans Refuge bill (HF 146) into law. The law establishes Minnesota as a refuge for trans people, their families, and healthcare providers. Chief author Senator Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley) attended the signing ceremony alongside Senator Scott Dibble and Senator Kelly Morrison, whose bills to ban conversion “therapy” (HF 16) and protect people who travel to Minnesota for reproductive healthcare or who provide that healthcare in Minnesota (HF 366) were also signed that day.

Senate Queer Caucus Celebrates Victories for LGBTQ+ Rights and Reproductive Health Care

Senate Passes Trans Refuge Bill, Conversion “Therapy” Ban, and Reproductive Freedom Defense Act in Landmark Day for Justice and Autonomy

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Friday, the Minnesota Senate passed three bills that protect Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ community by banning torture by conversion “therapy” (HF 16); defending health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care (HF 366); and protecting trans youth and their families from out-of-state attacks on gender-affirming health care (HF 146).

Senator Erin Maye Quade Hails Senate Passage of Trans Refuge Bill

Minnesota is a ‘Beacon of Hope’ for Children, Families, and Healthcare Providers

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Friday, Senator Erin Maye Quade (DFL-Apple Valley) ushered her bill (HF 146) to establish Minnesota as a refuge for trans people, their families, and healthcare providers, to passage in the Senate on a 34-30 vote.

Senator Maye Quade released the following statement celebrating the bill’s passage:

Minnesota Senate POCI Caucus Voices Support for Tennessee Lawmakers Expelled After Gun Reform Protest

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Thursday, April 6, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—just failing to oust a third representative, Gloria Johnson, by one vote—a week after the three Democrats led a gun reform protest in the chamber. This follows yet another mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead.