A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Tabke represents District 54A in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the city of Shakopee and parts of Scott County.
[3] He attended Iowa State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in horticulture.
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.
[4] Tabke was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, defeating Erik Mortensen, who beat Republican incumbent Bob Loonan in a primary.
[5] 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.