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Senator Klobuchar has also proven herself as a top gun safety champion by leading bipartisan amicus briefs to the Supreme Court, like the one she filed in United States v. Rahimi arguing the importance of commonsense laws that limit the ability of domestic abusers to access firearms.

We are proud to endorse Amy Klobuchar in the race for Minnesota Governor in 2026. Yvonne Gbeior, a nursing home CNA from Minneapolis and member of SEIU Healthcare MN & IA, shared why she supports Amy: "Nursing home workers have been pushing for years to improve our pay and benefits to ensure we have enough staff to care for our residents. After talking with Amy Klobuchar, I'm confident she will champion our industry's workers, fight for the funding we need, and ensure that money sent to nursing homes reaches the frontline care workers. I'm excited our union is endorsing Amy and I look forward to when she wins this race so we can get to work improving the nursing home industry for workers and residents!" Lori Goth, a special ed para in St. Michael and member of SEIU Local 284, shared why school staff like her are supporting Amy: “I am someone who votes for the person, not the party.

In the Senate, Amy has been ranked number one for authoring bipartisan bills and number three for passing bills into law. She's fought for people by taking on pharmaceutical companies and led the fight to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. She's taken on big tech companies to protect kids online, cracked down on fentanyl trafficking on social media, and gone after monopolies like Ticketmaster that rig their prices. Amy has led the effort to get rid of Trump's tariffs, rightfully calling them a tax on farms, businesses, and consumers. She's delivered funding for our roads and bridges, for workforce training and apprenticeships, and led the successful fight to get veterans exposed to toxic chemicals access to the health care they need.

"Senator Klobuchar is undoubtedly the most qualified candidate to restore Minnesotans' confidence and trust in government," said Tom Erickson, President of Joint Council 32 and Central Region International Vice President. "She has always fought to prioritize workers' interests, led with integrity, and possesses the necessary experience to effectively serve Teamsters as governor."

As a senator, Klobuchar has been a staunch advocate for antitrust reform, ensuring that dominant, monopolistic Big Tech firms like Amazon are held accountable for their anti-competitive business practices.

"Minnesota needs a governor who is experienced, fair, and not afraid of a fight," said Hannah Alstead, Political Director for Joint Council 32. "Senator Klobuchar spent years keeping our state safe as a criminal prosecutor and has spent almost two decades fighting for working people and holding powerful interests accountable as senator. The Teamsters are proud to support her."

Amy Klobuchar has always been guided by the values she learned growing up in Minnesota. As the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman and the first woman elected to the United States Senate from her state, Amy understands that we live in a country of shared dreams — that no matter where you come from, or who you are, or the color of your skin, or how much money you have, or where you worship, or who you love, you should be able to make it in the United States of America.

Amy got involved in politics after the birth of her and her husband John’s daughter, Abigail, who was sick when she was born. Even though Abigail was in intensive care, because of insurance rules, Amy was discharged from the hospital after just 24 hours. She took that experience and became the leading advocate for the successful passage of one of the first laws in the country guaranteeing 48-hour hospital stays for new moms and their babies.

Since then, Amy has always sought to stand up for families and workers, find common ground and work to deliver results on our country’s most pressing issues, including ensuring affordable health care and lowering prescription drug costs, addressing climate change, protecting our democracy and restoring America’s standing in the world.

Long record on tech antitrust and AI deepfake legislation in the Senate; classified as favoring data center regulation rather than a pause in her gubernatorial run. Strong on AI safety and regulation, moderate on data center opposition, moderate public voice on AI.