Amy Klobuchar

Amy Jean Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer who, as of November, 2026, is the governor-elect of Minnesota. Since 2007 she has been a United States senator from Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she served from 1999 to 2007 as county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election and defeated Republican nominee Lisa Demuth.