Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar is currently the Hennepin County Attorney in Minnesota. She was first elected to office in 1998. She was re-elected in 2002 with no opposition, and has very high approval ratings in Hennepin County.

She is considered a favorite for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination in 2006 for the U.S. Senate seat current held by Mark Dayton. Dayton announced in early 2005 that he will not seek re-election.

In 2001 she was selected "Attorney of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer.

Klobuchar was president of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association from 2001 to 2003.

Klobuchar In The News

As of 5 April, 2005, Amy Klobuchar had raised the most amount of money in the Senate race, nearly $580,000. The other announced DFL candidate, Patty Wetterling, has raised around $330,000. Rep. Mark Kennedy, the presumed GOP candidate has raised about $550,000 — raising less than Klobuchar had in cash-on-hand.

External Links

• The Hennepin County Attorney Site
• Klobuchar's Senate Campaign Site
• A Star Tribune story about Senate fundraising
• A weblog covering the Democratic Senate race in Minnesota