Amy Klobuchar (born 1960) is an American Democratic politician who is the first woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate (2007– ). After earning a law degree from the University of Chicago (1985), she served as legal adviser to former vice president Walter Mondale, who encouraged her to enter politics. In 2006 she ran for the U.S. Senate and easily won. Once in office, Klobuchar established herself as a political liberal who typically voted with her party, though she displayed a willingness to engage in bipartisan negotiation.
In 2020 Klobuchar ran for president but withdrew from the race after failing to gain support. In 2026, as Minnesota was the subject of immigration enforcement actions during which two Minnesotans were killed by federal agents, Klobuchar announced she was running for governor. She defeated Lisa Demuth in the November 3, 2026, election and will become Minnesota’s first female governor.