Duane Quam
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Duane R. Quam 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.
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.
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.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
who represents District 29A, which includes portions of Dodge
Dodge County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,731 people, 6,420 households, and 4,853 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile . There were 6,642 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
and Olmsted
Olmsted County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 124,277 people, 47,807 households, and 32,317 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 49,422 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile...
counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
, he is also an engineer by profession.
Quam was first elected to the House in 2010, running after incumbent Rep. Randy Demmer
Randy Demmer
Randy L. Demmer is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 29A, which includes portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state...
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.
Quam was raised on a farm and graduated from Byron High School
Byron High School (Byron, Minnesota)
Byron High School is located on the north side of Byron, Minnesota. It serves students in Byron and some neighboring areas. Construction of the new Byron High School was completed in the fall of 2006. Its mascot is the Bear...
in Byron
Byron, Minnesota
Byron is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 5 miles west of Rochester on U.S. Route 14. It is surrounded by Kalmar Township. The population was 4,914 at the 2010 census....
, then went on to the University of Texas
University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, earning his B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Engineering, and his M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
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.