Duane Quam

Duane Quam
Duane Quam
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 29A district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded by Randy Demmer
Personal details
Born July 1960
Rochester, Minnesota
Political party Republican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s) Pat
Children 2
Residence Byron, Minnesota
Alma mater University of Texas
Profession engineer, legislator

Duane R. Quam (born July 1960) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 29A, which includes portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican, he is also an engineer by profession.[1]

Quam was first elected to the House in 2010, running after incumbent Rep. Randy Demmer opted to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is currently a member of the Education Finance, the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance, the Government Operations and Elections, and the Health and Human Services Reform committees.[2]

Quam was raised on a farm and graduated from Byron High School in Byron, then went on to the University of Texas in Dallas, Texas, earning his B.S. in Engineering, and his M.S. in Physics. Active in his community, he is a former member of the Byron School Board, a past chairman of the ZED governing board, a past chairman of the Minnesota State Academic Science Standards writing committee, a past United Way Community Resource Allocation Committee member, and also serves as a consultant on educational texts and a participant on several MCA committees.[3][4]

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