Klobuchar, 58, was elected to the Senate in 2006, becoming the first female ever to do so in Minnesota.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar on Sunday officially joined the growing number of Democratic contenders for her party’s presidential nomination in 2020.
Elected to the Senate in 2006, Klobuchar was the first female ever to do so in her state. While she has never run for president before, Klobuchar’s name was thrown into the mix of serious 2020 contenders soon after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost to then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Klobuchar, 58, practiced corporate law and served as a county attorney before her 2006 election to the Senate, where she was recently re-elected to her third term.
