Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democratic/Farmer/Labor)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic/Farmer/Labor

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: John; 1 Child: Abagail
Birth date: 05/25/1960
Birthplace: Plymouth, MN
Home City: Minneapolis MN
Religion: Congregationalist

Profession

Hennepin County Attorney, 1998-2006 Lawyer, Dorsey and Whitney

Education

JD, University of Chicago Law School, 1985 BA, Political Science, Yale University, 1982

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Joint Economic Committee
Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health
Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation
Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children's Health Protection
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2230 Establishes a Minimum 30 Percent Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

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