KLOBUCHAR, Amy

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1960–

Concise Biography

KLOBUCHAR, Amy, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Plymouth, Minn., May 25, 1960; attended the public schools in Plymouth; graduated magna cum laude Yale University 1982; J.D., University of Chicago 1985; attorney and law partner; Hennepin County attorney 1999-2006; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term commencing January 3, 2007; reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (2025-); chair, Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

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Bibliography / Further Reading

Klobuchar, Amy. The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland. New York:: Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

___. Uncovering the Dome. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1982.

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Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Joint Economic Committee
[1957-Present; 1957-present]
85th Congress-Present
110th (2007–2009) – 112th (2011–2013)
110th (2007–2009) –
112th (2011–2013)
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