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

(1928-03-06)March 6, 1928
Frazee, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 2023(2023-06-07) (aged 95)
Roseville, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyIndependent Republican
SpouseJoseph McQuaid
Children8

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

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  1. ^ "PHYLLIS MCQUAID | St Louis Park Historical Society".
  2. ^ Rowe, Seth. "Former St. Louis Park senator recalls quest for Southwest light rail in the '80s". hometownsource.com.
  3. ^ "McQuaid, Phyllis W. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
  4. ^ "Phyllis McQuaid, St. Louis Park's first female mayor who led with a focus on community, dies at 95". Star Tribune. June 20, 2023.