Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar launched her gubernatorial bid Thursday morning to replace outgoing Gov. Klobuchar, the third-highest-ranking Democrat in the Senate, filed paperwork Jan. 22 to form a campaign committee for a run for governor of her home state of Minnesota. (RELATED: Here’s Who Could Potentially Replace Tim Walz As Minnesota Governor)Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot. Tim Walz abandoned his reelection bid Jan 5, following intense scrutiny of his administration over alleged widespread fraud primarily linked to Somali-run businesses in the Minneapolis–St. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee in pursuing gubernatorial campaigns while serving in the Senate.