{"id":2530033,"date":"2026-01-05T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-klobuchar-weighs-run-for-minnesota-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:15:54","slug":"amy-klobuchar-weighs-run-for-minnesota-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-klobuchar-weighs-run-for-minnesota-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Klobuchar weighs run for Minnesota governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famy-klobuchar-weighs-run-for-minnesota-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After Gov.Tim Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-stream-cuts-after-biden-asks-to-take-questions-video-goes-viral\/\" title=\"White House Stream Cuts After ...en Asks To Take Questions, Video Goes Viral\">abruptly ended<\/a> his bid for a third term amid scrutiny over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 ...tences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">fraud scheme<\/a> involving billions in federal dollars tied to members of the Somali community, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D\u2011MN) is considering a run for Minnesota governor. Klobuchar,a longtime senator since 2007 and 2020 presidential candidate,met with Walz hours before he withdrew but has not decided whether to run. Other Democrats, including Attorney General Keith Ellison, have been mentioned as possible replacements while some potential contenders like Tina Smith and Dean Phillips have declined to run. Minnesota is reliably Democratic, and Klobuchar &#8211; viewed as a relative centrist &#8211; would, if elected, appoint a temporary successor to her Senate seat under state law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Amy Klobuchar weighs run for Minnesota governor after Tim Walz drops out<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2463991\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-klobuchar\/\">Amy Klobuchar<\/a> (D-MN) is considering a run for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> governor after Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) abruptly ended his campaign for a third term on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar, who has represented Minnesota in the Senate since 2007, has not made a final decision on whether to mount a run, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LACaldwellDC\/status\/2008194846587334903?s=20\">according<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/2008195538207007227?s=20\">reports<\/a>, but she met with Walz on Sunday, just hours before he issued a statement withdrawing from the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406501\/tim-walz-drops-reelection-bid-minnesota-governor\/\">Tim Walz drops reelection bid amid fraud scrutiny: &lsquo;I can&rsquo;t give a political campaign my all&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4406351\/tim-walz-press-conference-rumors-not-run-reelection\/\">Tim Walz to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hold press conference amid rumors<\/a> he will drop reelection bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4399628\/2026-campaign-ad-spending-arms-race-underway\/\">The 2026 campaign ad spending arms race is already underway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In recent weeks, Walz had come under scrutiny over billions in federal dollars allegedly stolen in a fraud scheme that implicated members of the Somali community. Walz has not been accused of wrongdoing, but Republicans have sought to anchor his governorship to his management of the scandal.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406501\/tim-walz-drops-reelection-bid-minnesota-governor\/\"><strong>TIM WALZ DROPS REELECTION BID FOR MINNESOTA GOVERNOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar is not the only Democrat whose name has been floated to replace Walz. Other statewide officials, among them Attorney General Keith Ellison, have been mentioned as possible successors.<\/p>\n<p>But already, the pool of possible competitors has begun to shrink, as retiring Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/burgessev\/status\/2008195598063653192?s=20\">Tina Smith<\/a> (D-MN) and Dean Phillips, the former House Democrat who challenged President Joe Biden in 2024, have ruled out campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaigns-at-madison-square-garden-in-new-york-city-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Trump ...s at Madison Square Garden in New York City - Washington Examiner\">safely blue state<\/a>, and Walz won his last campaign by 8 points, but Democrats viewed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pres-trump-addresses-the-nation-about-voter-fraud-allegations-this-may-be-the-most-important-speech-ive-ever-made-sara-a-carter\/\" title=\"Pres. Trump addresses the nation about voter fraud allegations: &#039;This may be the most important speech I&#039;ve ever made&#039; - Sara A. Carter\">fraud allegations<\/a> as a weight on his candidacy, with some looking to Klobuchar, a relative centrist, as a viable replacement.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4361626\/trump-tests-tim-walz-democratic-boogeyman-somali-fraud-scandal-minnesota\/\"><strong>TRUMP TESTS TIM WALZ AS DEMOCRATIC BOGEYMAN AMID FRAUD SCANDAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She has risen through the ranks of Senate leadership and at one point was considered a possible contender for the No. 2 spot of Democratic whip, but Klobuchar also has aspirations beyond Congress and in 2020 mounted an unsuccessful run for president.<\/p>\n<p>If she became governor, she would be tasked with appointing a temporary successor in the Senate, according to Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klobuchar mulls MN governor bid after Walz exit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2530034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25119658361256-e1767636376424.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38490,43876,37335,37326,70173],"class_list":["post-2530033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-amy-klobuchar","tag-gubernatorial-run","tag-minnesota-governor","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-potential-candidacy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25119658361256-e1767636376424.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530033\/revisions\/2530037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}