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Amy Klobuchar
Official portrait, 2013
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office February 3, 2021
Preceded by
Roy Blunt
Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Leader
Harry Reid Chuck Schumer
Vice Chair
Jeanne Shaheen
Preceded by
Mark Begich
United States Senator from Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2007
Serving with Tina Smith
Preceded by
Mark Dayton
County Attorney of Hennepin County
In office January 5, 1999 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Michael Freeman
Succeeded by
Michael Freeman
Personal details
Born
Amy Jean Klobuchar
(1960-05-25) May 25, 1960 (age 64) Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
John Bessler
(m. 1993)
Children
1
Relatives
Jim Klobuchar (father)
Education
Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)
Signature
Website
Senate website
Amy Klobuchar's voice
Amy Klobuchar on her support for a bipartisan January 6 commission Recorded May 28, 2021
This article is part of a series about Amy Klobuchar
Political positions
U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Tenure
2006 election
2012 reelection
2018 reelection
Presidential campaign
2020
Primaries
Platform
Endorsements
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Amy Jean Klobuchar (/ˈkloʊbəʃɑːr/KLOH-bə-shar; born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Born in Plymouth, Minnesota, Klobuchar graduated from Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. She was a partner at two Minneapolis law firms before being elected county attorney of Hennepin County in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal prosecution in Minnesota's most populous county. Klobuchar was first elected to the Senate in 2006, succeeding Mark Dayton to become Minnesota's first elected female United States senator. She was reelected by a landslide in 2012, winning 85 of the state's 87 counties. Klobuchar was reelected again in 2018.[1] In 2009 and 2010, she was described as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party.[2][3]
Klobuchar's political positions align with modern liberalism. She has focused on healthcare reform, consumer protection, agriculture, and climate change. She is known for her folksy, Midwestern demeanor and ability to win in rural Minnesota.[4][5][6]
On February 10, 2019, Klobuchar announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2020 election; on March 2, 2020, she suspended her campaign and endorsed Joe Biden.[7][8] In 2021, she became the chair of the Senate Rules Committee.
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^Bostock, Bill (November 7, 2018). "Amy Klobuchar is being talked up as a 2020 contender who could 'bury' Trump after she won re-election in Minnesota". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
^Tsukayama, Hayley (March 15, 2010). "Huffington Post names Klobuchar the smartest U.S. Senator". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
^Dizikes, Cynthia (May 20, 2009). "As state's only senator, Klobuchar gains sympathetic attention". MinnPost. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
^Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 26, 2018). "Amy Klobuchar Is 'Minnesota Nice.' But Is That What Democrats Want for 2020?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^DeLong, Matt; Tribune, Chase Davis • Star. "How Amy Klobuchar fared in Trump country". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^Halper, Evan (February 10, 2019). "Sen. Amy Klobuchar offers Democrats a Midwestern road to the White House". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^Schneider, Elena (March 2, 2020). "Klobuchar to drop out of 2020 campaign, endorse Biden". Politico. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^Dan Merica; Kyung Lah; Jasmine Wright; Kate Sullivan (March 2, 2020). "Amy Klobuchar ends 2020 presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden". CNN. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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