Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic US senator and one-time presidential candidate, announced she will run for governor of Minnesota, an expected move after the incumbent governor, Tim Walz, dropped out of the race in early January. Klobuchar, 65, filed initial paperwork on 22 January, setting up a run for the governorship. Walz reportedly talked to Klobuchar about her running before he announced he would not continue his bid for a third term. Klobuchar has won handily each time she has run for the US Senate, most recently in 2024, when she won by more than 15 points. She has served in the Senate since 2007 and before that served two terms as the Hennepin county attorney.