Democratic state Rep. Crystal Quade of Springfield — who currently serves as the Missouri House minority leader — has thrown her hat into the ring to be the next governor of the Show-Me State, in hopes of succeeding Republican Mike Parson.

Quade spoke with KCUR's Brian Ellison on Up To Date about her first week on the campaign trail.

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