Amy Klobuchar Announces 2020 Presidential Run

MINNEAPOLIS Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced Sunday that she will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, entering an already crowded field of candidates looking to challenge President Donald Trump .

I stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman, the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Minnesota, to announce my candidacy for president of the United States, Klobuchar said during a snowy rally in Minneapolis.

Klobuchar is one of several Democratic senators running, and among several women in the field, already considered the most diverse pool in history. She said she will campaign at a time when the country is worn down by the petty and vicious nature of U.S. politics.

We are all tired of the shutdowns and the putdowns, the gridlock and the grandstanding, she added. Our nation must be governed not from chaos but from opportunity. Not by wallowing over whats wrong, but by marching inexorably toward whats right.

Lets join together, as one nation, indivisible, under God, and pursue the good. pic.twitter.com/ztixvCwCh9

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Lets join together, as one nation, indivisible, under God, and pursue the good. pic.twitter.com/ztixvCwCh9
Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) February 10, 2019

First elected in 2006 after serving as a county prosecutor, the three-term Minnesota senator has been a formidable Trump critic, particularly in questioning the presidents appointees during Senate confirmation hearings, such as then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh .

As the top Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee, she helped spearhead Capitol Hill lawmakers overhaul of their arcane system of addressing sexual misconduct claims , catalyzed by the Me Too movement. Among several lawmakers who resigned or retired after sexual misconduct allegations was Klobuchars colleague, then-Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (D).

In addition to serving as a foil to Trump, Klobuchar hopes to capitalize on her Midwestern roots as an asset, given how Trumps 2016 victory hinged on narrow victories in nearby states like Michigan and Wisconsin.

Shes the woman for the job, said Minneapolis resident Brenda Kivi, who attended Sundays rally with her husband, Bruce. Shes got a lot of heart and compassion for others. Theres too much divisiveness right now; we need someone to bring people together.