▁employed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Bayer ischer ▁Rund f unk ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁writer ▁and ▁editor . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁St amm ▁joined ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁Alliance ▁ 9 0 / The ▁Gre ens ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁state ▁parliament . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁carried ▁on ▁her ▁mand ate ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 9 1 8 ▁when ▁she ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁St amm ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁co - found ers ▁and ▁chair ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁Mut ▁political ▁party . ▁St amm ▁and ▁the ▁Mut ▁party ▁are ▁in ▁al liance ▁with ▁Yan is ▁Var ou f ak is ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁election . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Claud ia ▁St amm ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Social ▁Union ▁politician ▁and ▁former ▁state ▁parliament ▁president ▁Barbara ▁St amm . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁photograph er ▁H aj ü ▁Sta ud t , ▁co - found er ▁or ▁the ▁Mut ▁party , ▁until ▁his ▁sudden ▁death ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁and , ▁from ▁Stra ud t ' s ▁previous ▁marriage , ▁three ▁step children . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Personal ▁website