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Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Amy Klobuchar is a Democratic senator from Minnesota, first elected in 2006 and the first woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. Her official biography emphasizes work on economic, consumer and family policy and a record of bipartisan legislation.
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Amy Klobuchar is a Democratic senator from Minnesota, first elected in 2006 and the first woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. Her official biography emphasizes work on economic, consumer and family policy and a record of bipartisan legislation.
Open biography & office record ↓Amy Klobuchar is a Democratic senator from Minnesota, first elected in 2006 and the first woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. Her official biography emphasizes work on economic, consumer and family policy and a record of bipartisan legislation.
For the 119th Congress, the Senate lists Klobuchar as Ranking Member of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. She also serves on Commerce, Rules and Judiciary, and is Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law.
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As ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Klobuchar has a central role in Farm Bill and USDA oversight and legislation.