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PoliticalActorCharacterOutline:
Sen.AmyKlobuchar(Dem.MN.)
I.

EarlyLife
A. BornMay25,1960inPlymouth,MN(Klobuchar,Amy).
B. Mother,RoseKatherine,wasateacher,Father,JamesJohnKlobuchar,wasan
authorandsportswriter(AboutAmy).
C. GrewupinMinnesota(AboutAmy).
D. Parentsdivorced,fatherwasanalcoholic(Sen.AmyKlobucharonClinton,

II.

2016PresidentialElectionandNewMemoir).

Education
A. ValedictorianofWayzataHighSchoolinMinnesota(AboutAmy).
B. BachelorsdegreeinpoliticalsciencefromYaleUniversityin1982,
graduatedmagnacumlaude(Klobuchar,Amy).
C. JurisDoctorfromUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolin1985(Klobuchar,

III.

Career

Amy).
A. PracticingLaw(Klobuchar,Amy).
1. PartneratMinnesotalawfirmsDorsey&WhitneyandGrayPlant
Mooty
2. ServedasCountyAttorneyofHennepinCounty19992006
B. SenateElections
1. MemberoftheMinnesotaDemocraticFarmerLaborParty(About
Amy).
2. ElectedasDemocrattoU.S.SenateforMinnesotain2006with
58.06%ofthevote(UnitedStatesSenateElectionsinMinnesota,
2012).
3. Reelectedin2012with65%ofthevote(UnitedStatesSenate
ElectionsinMinnesota,2012).
4. CurrentsixyeartermendsJanuary2019(Klobuchar,Amy).
5. FirstwomantobeelectedSenatorofMinnesota(AboutAmy).
C. SenateCommittees(CommitteeAssignments).
1. JudiciaryCommittee

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2. Commerce,ScienceandTransportationCommittee
3. Agriculture,NutritionandForestryCommittee
4. RulesandAdministrationCommittee
5. JointEconomicCommittee,RankingSenateMember
6. DemocraticSteeringandOutreachCommittee,Chairman
D. MainPoliticalIssuesandViews
1. Economy(JobsandtheEconomy).
a. Competitiveagendatopromoteprivatesectorjobs
b. Supportingsmallbusinesses
c. Standingupforthemiddleclass
2. Agriculture(Agriculture&RuralCommunities).
a. Reformoffederalfarmpayments
b. ExpandingtechnologyinruralpartsoftheU.S.
c. Ensuringschoolnutritionneedsaremet,sponsoredTheHealthy,
HungerFreeKidsAct
3. Environment(HomegrownEnergy,Environment&Natural
Resources).
a. Combattingclimatechange
b. PreservingtheGreatLakes,sponsoredtheGreatLakesFishand
WildlifeRestorationAct
c. Promotingdevelopmentofrenewableenergy
d. Expandingdomesticenergyproduction
4. NationalSecurity(NationalSecurity).
a. Keepingattentiveeffortsagainstterrorism,cosponsoredthe
JusticeAgainstSponsorsofTerrorismAct
b. SupportforIsrael
c. PreventingIranfromobtainingnuclearweapons
d. AdvancingpeacewiththeMiddleEast
5. Veterans(HonoringOurTroops&Veterans).
a. Ensuringveteransreceivefullbenefits
b. Expandingjobopportunitiesforveterans
c. Fightingagainstveteranhomelessness
d. SponsoredtheHelpingVeteransExposedtoBurnPitsActandCo
sponsoredtheVeteransFirstAct
6. HealthCare(HealthCare).
a. Makinghealthcaremoreaffordableandaccessible
b. Universalhealthcare
c. VotedinfavoroftheAffordableCareAct
7. Education(Education).

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IV.

V.

a. Increasingopportunitiesinhighereducation
b. FocusingmoreonSTEMeducation
E. PublishedBooks(Heil).
1. UncoveringtheDome,1986
2. TheSenatorNextDoor,2015
PersonalityTraits(Berg).
A. Hardworking
B. Attentive
C. Optimistic
D. Careful
E. Upbeat
PersonalLife(AboutAmy).
A. MarriedJohnBesslerin1993
B. Onedaughter,Abigail,nowincollege

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