Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign
Candidate	Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present) County Attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota (1999–2007)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Announced: February 10, 2019 Suspended: March 2, 2020
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota

Klobuchar announcing her campaign

The Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign was announced on February 10, 2019. Before her announcement, Amy Klobuchar, who represents Minnesota in the United States Senate, had already been widely seen to be in the process of preparing to run for President of the United States.

Klobuchar was described by The New York Times in 2008 and The New Yorker in 2016 as one of the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States.

On February 5, 2019, Klobuchar announced she would make a "major announcement" on February 10 about a presidential bid. Klobuchar held a campaign announcement rally in at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis on February 10.

Klobuchar's allegedly harsh treatment of her Senate staff received some coverage before her announcement.

Klobuchar ended her campaign on March 2, 2020 a day before Super Tuesday due to low polling numbers and loosing the first four contests.

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  Klobuchar campaigning in Wisconsin in February 2019

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  Klobuchar speaking to the California Democratic Party State Convention in June 2019.