Apple Valley Resident To Run For State Senate

APPLE VALLEY, MN — An Apple Valley resident announced that she will run for state senate in Senate District 57.

Erin Maye Quade was elected to Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and served from 2017-2018, according to her website.

Maye Quade is currently working as the advocacy director at Gender Justice, where she advocates for gender justice through public education, strategic partnerships and coalition-building, according to her website. She also is on the Board of Directors for Hunger Solutions Minnesota, State Innovation Exchange and is the former c3 co-chair of Outfront Minnesota, her website says.

If elected, Maye Quade said on her Facebook page that she will be the first Black woman and openly gay woman to serve in the Minnesota Senate.

Maye Quade said in a news release that she is running to bring her community's voice to the State Capitol and to advance policy driven by people, not partisanship.

“This crucial moment in time has given us the tremendous opportunity to realize the promise of liberty and justice for all," she said. "I'm running for State Senate because we need bold, visionary leaders who are ready to do the hard work to build the future our communities deserve. We know now, more than ever, that tinkering on the edges of our issues will not help us solve big problems. It’s time to address our at their core and work together as a community to implement evidence-based solutions”.

More information can be found on Maye Quade's website.