[3] She graduated from Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, in 2004,[4] and from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and justice and peace studies in 2008.

[7] In 2017, Maye Quade accused state legislators Dan Schoen and Tony Cornish of sexual harassment.

[4] Following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, she led a 24-hour sit-in at the Minnesota House to protest its lack of action on gun control.

[1] On April 23, 2022, Maye Quade gave a campaign speech at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party convention while experiencing uterine contractions before childbirth.

[19] Maye Quade's wife, Alyse, is the Political Director of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and the former Midwest organizing manager for Everytown for Gun Safety.