Brad Tabke (pronounced ; born May 11, 1979) is an

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politician serving in the

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since 2023, having previously served from 2019 to 2021. A member of the

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(DFL), Tabke represents District 54A in the southwestern

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metropolitan area, which includes the city of

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and parts of

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Early life, education, and career

Tabke was raised in

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. He attended

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in horticulture. Tabke owns a consulting firm in downtown

and is a founder of the Shakopee Diversity Alliance. He is a former member of the Transportation Advisory Board for the Metropolitan Council, former chair of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce, and former chair of the Shakopee Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Tabke was Mayor of Shakopee, first elected in 2011 and reelected in 2013.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Tabke was first elected to the

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, defeating

Erik Mortensen Erik Mortensen is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from House District 55A. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 5, 2021. Brad Tabke defeated incumbent Erik Mortensen and Ryan M ...

, who beat Republican incumbent Bob Loonan in a primary. Tabke lost reelection in

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against Mortensen. Tabke ran again and defeated Mortensen in 2022 and is serving his second non-consecutive term. In

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, he was reelected by 15 votes after a recount. The Republican Party challenged this result in court by after an error by election administrators caused 21 ballots to go missing; the judge ruled in Tabke's favor, confirming the result and denying a request for a special election. Tabke sits on the Transportation Finance and Policy, Energy Finance and Policy, and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committees. In the 2023-24 session, he was the vice-chair of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee and an assistant majority leader of the DFL House Caucus.

Electoral history

Personal life

Tabke and his wife, Katy, have two children. He has resided in

since 2003.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website

Official campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabke, Brad 1979 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature