{"id":2548196,"date":"2026-01-22T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-files-for-governor-run-after-walz-abandons-reelection-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:17:51","slug":"klobuchar-files-for-governor-run-after-walz-abandons-reelection-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-files-for-governor-run-after-walz-abandons-reelection-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Klobuchar files for governor run after Walz abandons reelection bid"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fklobuchar-files-for-governor-run-after-walz-abandons-reelection-bid%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=2548196&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>Sen.Amy klobuchar has filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance board signaling a possible run for governor after Gov. Tim Walz abruptly ended his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reelection bid amid federal scrutiny<\/a> and investigations into alleged fraud in the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-banking-on-3-6-trillion-tax-increases-to-fund-agenda-plans\/\" title=\"Biden Banking On .6 Trillion Tax Increases To Fund Agenda Plans\">social services programs<\/a>. She is expected to announce her candidacy soon and has received encouragement from Democrats; she reportedly met with Walz before his exit. If she wins, Klobuchar would leave the Senate early, cutting short the term she won in 2024. Minnesota&#8217;s Democratic field appears likely to clear for her-Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking reelection rather than the governorship-while the GOP primary includes Mike Lindell, Lisa Demuth, Kristin Robbins, Chris Madel, and Kendall Qualls, who led a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-scarborough-compares-republicans-to-addicts-as-they-shift-support-from-trump-heroin-to-desantis-methadone\/\" title=\"Joe Scarborough Compares Republicans To Addicts As They Shift Support From ... (Heroin) To DeSantis (Methadone)\">recent straw poll<\/a>. Federal involvement in the investigations,including deployment of large personnel numbers and ICE officers,has heightened attention on the state.  <\/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\">Klobuchar files for Minnesota governor run after Walz abandons reelection bid<\/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_2481152\" 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) has filed her paperwork for a possible gubernatorial bid in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> after Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) abruptly ended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stupid-not-to-have-signed-covid-19-checks-like-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden: \u2018Stupid\u2019 not to have signed COVID...19 checks like ... ... Washington Examiner\">reelection campaign earlier<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cfb.mn.gov\/reports-and-data\/viewers\/campaign-finance\/candidates\/19369\/2026\/\">preliminary paperwork<\/a> was filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4428938\/vance-local-minnesota-lawmakers-support-ic\/\">Vance presses local Minnesota lawmakers to support ICE and tamp down tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4428980\/malliotakis-district-at-risk-after-judge-approves-new-york-redistricting-plan\/\">Malliotakis&#8217;s district at risk after judge approves New York redistricting plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4429264\/nj-governor-mikie-sherrill-ice-proto-militia-trump-developing\/\">New Jersey governor calls ICE &#8216;proto-militia that Trump is developing&#8217; in first interview in office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Klobuchar is reportedly preparing to make an official announcement about her entry in the gubernatorial race in the coming days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice to be director of the FBI, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Curtis, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walz bowed out of the race as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> scrutinized his handling of allegations of widespread fraud involving the state&rsquo;s social services programs.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government is leading numerous investigations into the matter and deploying high numbers of personnel, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers tasked with detaining illegal immigrants. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since Walz dropped out, Klobuchar reportedly received calls from people telling her to run for governor. Also, she reportedly met with Walz to hear his rationale for exiting the race the night before he made the shock announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategists and politicians appeared eager at the prospect of Klobuchar&rsquo;s possible entrance in the governor&rsquo;s race, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Presuming she ends up running for governor and winning the election this year, the third-highest-ranking Senate Democrat would be cutting her fourth six-year term short. She last won in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4428938\/vance-local-minnesota-lawmakers-support-ic\/\">VANCE PRESSES LOCAL MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT ICE AND TAMP DOWN TENSIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar, who is by far the most well-known name of the candidates listed by the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC Mayoral Candidates Ramp Up Fighting a Month Before Primary\">campaign finance board<\/a>, will likely clear the Democratic primary field. Earlier this week, Minnesota Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keith-ellison\/\">Keith Ellison<\/a> announced he would be seeking reelection instead of running for governor.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Republican primary candidates include MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, state Rep. Kristin Robbins, and Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel. Kendall Qualls, a former Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, appears to be leading the GOP primary field based on a Minnesota Republican gubernatorial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mngop\/status\/1999940223145242879?s=20\">straw poll<\/a> released last month.<\/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 files MN governor bid after Walz exit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2548197,"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\/AP26012507452906.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[38490,3728,40275,37326,36113],"class_list":["post-2548196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-amy-klobuchar","tag-election","tag-gubernatorial-race","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26012507452906.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548196","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548200,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548196\/revisions\/2548200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2548197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}