Political positions of Amy Klobuchar

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Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Presidential campaign

United States Senate

Amy Jean Klobuchar (/ˈkloʊbəʃɑːr/; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Hennepin County Attorney. She ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election, before pulling out in March and endorsing Joe Biden.

Klobuchar's political positions have generally been in line with modern American liberalism. She is pro-choice on abortion, supports LGBT rights and the Affordable Care Act, and was critical of the Iraq War.

According to GovTrack, Klobuchar passed more legislation than any other senator by the end of the 114th Congress in late 2016.[1] According to Congress.gov, as of December 16, 2018, she had sponsored or co-sponsored 111 pieces of legislation that became law.[2] During the 115th Congress, she voted in line with President Donald Trump's position on legislation 31.1 percent of the time.[3]

  1. ^ Din, Benjamin (November 28, 2016). "WHICH SENATORS HAVE PASSED THE MOST LAWS?". Medill on the Hill. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Klobuchar, Amy. "Amy Klobuchar". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Bycoffe, Aaron (January 30, 2017). "Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump". FiveThirtyEight. New York City: New York Times Company. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.