Duane Quam
Republican · MN · Minnesota State Representative, District 24A
Scientist and engineer from Byron with physics degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas and a former Byron School Board member. First elected in 2010 and now in his eighth term, he co-chairs the elections committee.
Where Duane Quam stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Immigration (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted for House File 3100, which set up an emergency insulin program and an insulin patient assistance program. The House passed the final version 111-22.
April 14, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for House File 5, which created a state-run reinsurance program for health insurance. The House passed the final version 74-57.
March 30, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 7, which changed the renewable energy rules for electric utilities. The House passed it 70-60.
January 26, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted against the final House File 2, which created a paid family and medical leave insurance program. The House passed it 68-62.
May 17, 2023Opposes Labor Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against the final bill raising Minnesota's minimum wage (House File 2091). The House passed it 71-60.
April 10, 2014Opposes Labor Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Voted for Senate File 856, which created a state Office of the Inspector General to fight fraud. The House passed it 127-5.
May 7, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: house.mn.gov
Urged hearings and answers from the Walz administration about the Feeding Our Future fraud case, where money meant to feed children was stolen.
September 26, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Authored the SAVI bill, which lets state agencies keep part of the money they save by cutting waste. The Minnesota House passed it.
February 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: house.mn.gov
Was the lead House author of House File 299, which set up a program letting state agencies keep part of the money they save. The governor signed it into law.
May 19, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for House File 1, which ended MinnesotaCare health coverage for adults living in the country without legal permission. The Minnesota House passed it 68-65, and it became law.
June 9, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 5, which gave free school breakfast and lunch to students. The House passed it 70-58.
February 9, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for House File 5, which created a state-run reinsurance program for health insurance. The House passed the final version 74-57.
March 30, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Urged Democrats to help fix a school resource officer law and asked the governor to call a special session. He said the law took away tools officers use to calm violent situations.
September 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 28, which restored the right to vote to people with felony convictions once they leave prison. The House passed it 71-59.
February 2, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 5, which gave free school breakfast and lunch to students. The House passed it 70-58.
February 9, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 8, which required criminal background checks for most gun transfers. The House passed it 69-62.
February 27, 2020Opposes Gun Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted against House File 1, which made reproductive health care a fundamental right in Minnesota law. The House passed it 69-65.
January 19, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Offered an amendment requiring counties to remove voters marked as deceased from the state voter list. It failed on a 67-67 tie.
May 6, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: house.mn.gov
Joined Republican members of the House elections committee in a letter urging Secretary of State Steve Simon to give the U.S. Justice Department the state voter list.
July 29, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the final version of a proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to show a photo ID (House File 2738). The House passed it 72-57.
April 3, 2012Supports Election Integrity
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted against the final 2013 tax bill, which changed many state taxes and added an income surcharge (House File 677). The House passed it 69-65.
May 19, 2013Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Criticized Democrats for blocking a Republican push to restore a religious exemption in the Minnesota Human Rights Act for gender identity claims.
March 25, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against House File 1054, which allowed civil marriage between any two persons, with protections for religious groups. The Minnesota House passed it 75-59.
May 9, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman (Senate File 1308). The Minnesota House passed it 70-62.
May 21, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Voted against Senate File 2200, which keeps what people say in a restorative justice meeting out of court. The Minnesota House passed it 98-36, and it became law.
May 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Received the endorsement of the Housing First Minnesota political action committee for House District 24A.
August 7, 2024
Source: newsroom.housingfirstmn.org
Voted against the final 2024 tax bill, which changed many state taxes and expanded the child tax credit (House File 5247). The House passed it 70-50.
May 19, 2024
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against the final House File 100, which made cannabis legal for adults and set rules for cannabis businesses. The House passed it 73-57.
May 18, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against Senate File 2909, a 2023 bill funding courts and public safety that also set firearm policy. The House passed it 69-60.
April 26, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against House File 4, which changed who can get a Minnesota driver's license, including proof of lawful presence rules. The House passed it 69-60.
January 30, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against the 2021 education budget bill for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (House File 2). The House passed it 105-20.
June 26, 2021
Source: house.mn.gov
Called on Governor Walz to set a clear end date for his COVID-19 emergency powers.
May 5, 2021
Source: house.mn.gov
Was the lead House author of Senate File 3102, which changed Minnesota's isolation and quarantine rules for contagious diseases. The governor signed it.
May 19, 2018
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Was the lead House author of House File 3015, which changed what child care providers must post about state correction orders. The governor signed it.
May 19, 2018
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Voted for House File 3, which put the federal REAL ID rules for driver's licenses into effect in Minnesota. The House passed the final version 120-11.
May 17, 2017
Source: house.mn.gov
Was the lead House author of House File 3328, which paid awards to people who were wrongly imprisoned and set a $7,000 limit for settling some claims. The governor signed it.
May 22, 2016
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Voted against the final medical cannabis bill (Senate File 2470). The House passed it 89-40.
May 16, 2014
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted against the final version of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill (House File 2958). The House passed it 71-60.
May 9, 2012
Source: house.mn.gov
Was the lead House author of House File 2128, a law on licensing emergency medical workers. It passed the House 125-0 and the Senate 63-0, and the governor signed it.
April 18, 2012
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Past race Duane Quam ran in:
- Minnesota State Representative District 24A · November 3, 2026 · State House District 24A; Minnesota · incumbent