Amy Klobuchar
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DemocratIn office since Jan 2007

Amy Klobuchar

U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007. Ran in 4 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for Minnesota Governor.

U.S. Senator from MinnesotaBorn 1960Lawyer

In office
19 yrs
Since 2007
Bills became law
0
95 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
1.4%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
94%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+12.8
Won 2026
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Ranking MemberCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Ex OfficioConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Ex OfficioFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research · Ex OfficioLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Ex OfficioRural Development, Energy, and Credit · Ex Officio
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationTelecommunications and MediaConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacySurface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryAntitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer RightsCrime and CounterterrorismBorder Security and ImmigrationPrivacy, Technology, and the Law · Ranking Member
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • Joint Economic Committee

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 95 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Klobuchar sits in the U.S. Senate

Klobuchar is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianKlobucharMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Coons, Richard J. Durbin, Gary C. Peters

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Klobuchar’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills35%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Klobuchar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Klobuchar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Governor of MinnesotaWonD+12.8D+4.3+8.5
2024U.S. Senate, MinnesotaWonD+15.7D+4.3+11.4
2018U.S. Senate, MinnesotaWonD+24.1D+1.7+22.4
2012U.S. Senate, MinnesotaWonD+34.7D+7.9+26.8
2006U.S. Senate, MinnesotaWonD+20.1D+3.5+16.6

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Klobuchar has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Klobuchar has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 85 polls; Klobuchar’s best result was 65% (U.S. Senate in Minnesota, 2012).

Klobuchar’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Klobuchar

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET