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U.S. Senator from Minnesota

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat · Minnesota

Former Hennepin County Attorney, serving in Senate since 2007. Ran for president in 2020. Chairs Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Focus on antitrust, elections, and rural issues.

Record

Moderate-progressive Democrat. Leader on antitrust enforcement against Big Tech. Co-authored electoral reform legislation. Bipartisan approach on rural and agricultural issues.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5052 — Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.5007 — SEARCH Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • S.4897 — Credit for Prior Learning Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • S.4896 — Child Care Innovation Advancement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • S.4647 — AGE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 1, 2026)
  • S.4148 — Homegrown Fertilizer Act (Introduced, Mar 19, 2026)
  • S.4107 — Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act (Introduced, Mar 17, 2026)
  • S.4062 — Next Generation 9–1–1 Act (Introduced, Mar 11, 2026)
    Next Generation 9–1–1 Act This bill establishes a grant program to support implementation of next generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems by state, territorial, and tribal governments and requires other related activities. NG9-1-1 means a secure, interoperable, Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) system…

Notable votes

  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.5190 — A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5201 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.341 — Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.704 — Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.1289 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5145 — A bill to clarify the use of certain existing grants under the Clean Air Act to purchase air sensors, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.4801 — Duty Status Reform Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)

Voting analysis

Amy Klobuchar is ranking member of the agriculture committee and sits ex officio on every one of its subcommittees — complete minority-side coverage of a single jurisdiction, with no seat left uncovered.

2.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
218
Roll calls where a party majority formed
40 of 45
Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first

Crossings that carried

Four of her five departures were votes for Republican amendments that went on to be adopted, spread over two bills and offered by four different senators. She was not registering an objection in these; she was part of the majority that changed the text while her caucus voted the other way. The fifth is the reverse and the only losing one: an amendment from a Democratic colleague that she opposed and the chamber rejected.

All 5 roll calls where Amy Klobuchar voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
S. 5
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 20, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 14 to S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 15, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 7888
Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Apr 19, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4366
Hawley Amdt. No. 1200
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1200 to S.Amdt. 1092 to H.R. 4366 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Oct 31, 2023Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 4366
Vance Amdt. No. 1210
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1210 to S.Amdt. 1092 to H.R. 4366 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Oct 25, 2023Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)

Above the Minnesota average

Minnesota's pair of Democratic senators track the caucus tightly, so the state average sits very low and Klobuchar clears it. The margin is small in absolute terms; both senators depart rarely.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Minnesota delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 1.9%. Amy Klobuchar is above that average at 2.3%.

What she legislates on

Agriculture and food lead her classified filings, exactly as the committee post would predict. The bills themselves lean elsewhere: a comprehensive cancer survivorship measure, a search bill, credit for prior learning, child care innovation, and an ageing measure. Her filed total is among the larger ones in the chamber.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Amy Klobuchar's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (2), Commerce (1), Education (1), Health (1), Taxation (1).

1429
Bills sponsored
5675
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

She arrived in the Senate in the second half of the two-thousands from a county prosecutor's office, and has never sat under another label. Almost no roll calls pass without her.

First elected in 2007, now serving across 10 terms. Amy Klobuchar falls in the veteran cohort.

0.9%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
2
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Amy Klobuchar has 1429 bills sponsored, 5675 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • Joint Economic Committee
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy

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