Phyllis Winifred McQuaid (née Haas; March 6, 1928 – June 7, 2023) was an American politician in the state of Minnesota.
Phyllis W. McQuaid | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 44th district | |
| In office 1983–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phyllis Winifred Haas March 6, 1928 Frazee, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 2023 (aged 95) Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent Republican |
| Spouse | Joseph McQuaid |
| Children | 8 |
After raising eight children as a stay-at-home mother, McQuaid was elected in 1975 to the St. Louis Park School Board and in 1979 as mayor of St. Louis Park.[1][2]
McQuaid served in the Minnesota Senate as an Independent Republican member, representing district 44 from 1983 to 1990, when she lost re-election to Ted Mondale.[3] She died in Roseville, Minnesota, in 2023, at the age of 95.[4]
References edit
- ^ "PHYLLIS MCQUAID | St Louis Park Historical Society".
- ^ Rowe, Seth. "Former St. Louis Park senator recalls quest for Southwest light rail in the '80s". hometownsource.com.
- ^ "McQuaid, Phyllis W. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
- ^ "Phyllis McQuaid, St. Louis Park's first female mayor who led with a focus on community, dies at 95". Star Tribune. June 20, 2023.
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