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Verified July 31, 2026

AMY KLOBUCHAR, Democrat, of Minneapolis, MN; born in Plymouth, MN, May 25, 1960; education: B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1982; J.D., magna cum laude, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, 1985; professional history: attorney, Dorsey & Whitney, 1985-93 (partner, 1993); partner, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, 1993-98; prosecutor, City of Minneapolis, 1988; Hennepin County Attorney, 1998-2006; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2006; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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