U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar launches campaign for Minnesota governor amid federal immigration crackdown putting state in spotlight
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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday launched her campaign to be Minnesota's next governor, a surprise twist in the race for the top job in the state as it experiences an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation that's ignited a national debate. In:
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday launched her campaign to be Minnesota's next governor, a surprise twist in the race for the top job in the state as it experiences an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation that's ignited a national debate.
In an announcement video on social media, Klobuchar began by acknowledging that Minnesota has "been through a lot" — not only with the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in less than three weeks, but also the murder of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School last summer.
"We cannot sugarcoat how hard this is, but in these moments of enormous difficulty, we find strength in our Minnesota values of hard work, freedom, and simple decency and good will," Klobuchar said. "These times call for leaders who can stand up and not be rubber stamps of this administration, but who are also willing to find common ground and fix things in our state."
She enters the race as a formidable candidate at a time when Republicans are hopeful about their chances to win statewide for the first time since 2006 — the first year Klobuchar won her Senate seat.
Since that first election, she's been the top vote-getter across both parties when she appears on the ballot. In 2024, she outperformed Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on the presidential ticket by more than 135,000 votes.
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