Amy Klobuchar

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is a United States Senator for Minnesota. Elected in 2006, Senator Klobuchar serves on the Senate Commerce Committee and the Joint Economic Committee, as well as the committees for Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Environment and Public Works. Prior to her election to the U.S. Senate, Senator Klobuchar served for eight years as Hennepin county attorney, acting as chief prosecutor for Minnesota's most populous county. As county attorney, Klobuchar was also elected by fellow prosecutors to serve as president of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association. With family roots on northern Minnesota's Iron Range, Senator Klobuchar grew up in the Twin Cities suburb of Plymouth, attended public schools and was the valedictorian of her high school class. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. After graduating from law school in 1985, Klobuchar returned to Minnesota to practice law and worked closely with former Vice President Walter F. Mondale. She also served in leadership positions with a variety of community organizations.