Democratic U.S. Senator from Minnesota (3 January 2007 - present).
Member, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
In 2006 Klobuchar became Minnesota's first elected female U.S. Senator.
Former prosecutor.
Daughter of Rose Katherine (Heuberger) and James Klobuchar (James John Klobuchar). Her father is a journalist, author, columnist, and travel guide. Her father's family is Slovenian, and her maternal grandparents were Swiss (of Swiss-German origin).