[2] On August 6, 2024, she won the Democratic nomination,[3] but lost to Republican nominee Mike Kehoe in the general election on November 5, 2024.
[7][8] Prior to being elected to a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, Quade was the former chapter services director of Care to Learn,[7] a non-profit organization that provides funding to address health, hunger, and hygiene needs of schoolchildren in multiple Missouri public school districts.
Two Democrats, two Republicans, and one Libertarian filed to run in the 2016 race in the 132nd Missouri state representative district.
[10][11] In 2018, Quade ran for re-election in the 132nd Missouri state representative district, winning the Democratic primary unopposed and running against Republican nominee Sarah Semple in the general election.
[7] In September 2017, less than a full year after being sworn into office, Quade was elected vice chairperson of the minority caucus of the Missouri House of Representatives by her Democratic colleagues.