Brad Tabke

Brad Tabke (pronounced ; born May 11, 1979) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023, having previously served from 2019 to 2021. 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. He attended Iowa State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in horticulture. Tabke was Mayor of Shakopee, first elected in 2011 and reelected in 2013. The Republican Party challenged this result in court 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.

Tabke sits on the Transportation Finance and Policy, Energy Finance and Policy, and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committees.

Electoral history

Shakopee Mayor (2011, 2013)

Minnesota House, district 55A (2018, 2020)

Minnesota House, district 54A (2022–present)

Personal life Tabke and his wife, Katy, have two children. He has resided in Shakopee since 2003.