US EditionKlobuchar takes step toward Minnesota governor bid
Sen. Amy Klobuchar filed initial paperwork after Gov. Tim Walz quit amid a $350 million Medicaid fraud probe and immigration tensions, positioning her as a unifying Democratic candidate.
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar will file preliminary campaign paperwork on Thursday, Jan. 22, a source close to the senator told Forum News Service, calling it a `preliminary step`.
- Less than a month after Gov. Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, dropped out amid a mounting Medicaid fraud crisis, he invited Klobuchar to discuss her potential run at the governor's residence.
- More than a dozen Republicans have entered the race, including Mike Lindell and Lisa Demuth, with Mike Newcome running as a third-party candidate, while Attorney General Keith Ellison and others declined to run.
- Democrats across Minnesota coalesced around Klobuchar as the strongest DFLer to hold the seat, and her Hennepin County attorney experience may help tackle fraud amid Republican attacks, though some progressives remain skeptical.
- The calendar gives potential candidates until June to file and the primary is set for August, while Klobuchar says she was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer this year.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar files to run for Minnesota governor after Walz bows out
A little more than two weeks after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped his reelection bid, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is preparing her run. On Thursday, she filed paperwork to run in her home state, The New York Times reported. Political analysts widely expected Klobuchar to enter the race after Walz dropped out following heightened pressure on fraud allegations in his state. Walz made his decision to drop out a day after meeting with Klobuchar a…
Klobuchar Takes Step to Run for Minnesota Governor After Walz Drops Out
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) took a step toward running for Minnesota governor on Jan. 22 by filing paperwork creating a fundraising committee with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The filing creates “Minnesotans for Klobuchar” with email addresses linked to MBA Consulting Group, a firm that provides services for political action committees, candidates, and nonprofits, according to its website. She is registered as a p…
Senator Klobuchar taking first step in running for Governor
(United States Senate) ST. PAUL, Min. – Senator Amy Klobuchar has filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board to form a committee for a Minnesota Gubernatorial campaign. While this is not officially filling to run for the office, it is seen as the first step. The filing made on January 22, 2026 with the Campaign Finance Board named the candidate, committee chair, and treasure for the campaign. Klobuchar, 65, was first elected to the United S…
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