Amy Klobuchar
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| Amy Klobuchar | |
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| United States Senator from Minnesota |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 Serving with Al Franken |
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| Preceded by | Mark Dayton |
| County Attorney of Hennepin County | |
| In office 1999–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Michael O. Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Michael O. Freeman |
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| Born | May 25, 1960 Plymouth, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
| Spouse(s) | John Bessler |
| Children | Abigail Klobuchar Bessler |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Law School (J.D.) Yale University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
Amy Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960) is a United States Senator from Minnesota. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first elected female senator from Minnesota and the second female senator in the state after Muriel Humphrey Brown. She was one of seventeen female senators serving in the 113th United States Congress