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Amy Klobuchar

Party
Democrat
Latest Office Held:
US Senate, MN
Latest Office Sought:
US Senate, MN
KLOBUCHAR, Amy, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Plymouth, Minn., May 25, 1960; attended the public schools in Plymouth; graduated magna cum laude Yale University 1982; J.D., University of Chicago 1985; practiced law in Minnesota, becoming partner at the law firms of Dorsey & Whitney and Gray Plant Mooty; Hennepin County attorney 1999-2006; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term commencing January 3, 2007; reelected in 2012 for the term ending January 3, 2019.

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$14,269,780 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

covers through Q3 2012

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    87% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

    in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    April 24, 2013
    Venue:
    Dinner at The home of Susan and Doug Flack
    Hosted by:
    Susan Flack, Target Corp
    April 17, 2013
    Venue:
    Annual Women Winning Breakfast at The Offices of McGuire Woods
    Hosted by:
    Kim Dorgan, Susan Platt, Claudia James, Daniella Landau, Linda Daschle, Susan Buck, Karen Green , Katherine Bradley, Norma Kahler, Sharon Pinkerton
    March 21, 2013
    Venue:
    Reception at B Smith's Washington DC
View all campaign finance data for Amy Klobuchar Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$736,108,975 Allocated
Information

Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.

For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

View all earmarks data for Amy Klobuchar Sources: OpenSecrets.org