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Mar 2, 2020 · Current job: US Senator from Minnesota since 2006 and 2020 presidential candidate. Age: 59. Family: Klobuchar is married to attorney John Bessler, with whom she has a 23-year-old daughter named ...
- She made her name in Jewish Minnesota: “She’s ubiquitous in the Minnesota Jewish community,” said Steve Hunegs, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
- She is the only one of seven presidential hopefuls who voted with AIPAC on an anti-BDS bill: Among the seven presidential candidates in the Senate Democratic caucus, Klobuchar was one of two who voted to approve a law that would consolidate $38 billion in defense assistance for Israel while protecting states that penalize businesses that boycott Israel.
- She’s a go-to Democrat for the Orthodox: Orthodox umbrella groups increasingly embrace policies (on Israel’s hawkish government, abortion and other social issues) that hew closer to the American right, but also endeavor to sustain friendships on both sides of the aisle.
- She tried to explain feather boas to Ariel Sharon: Klobuchar’s first visit to Israel was in 2005, when she was contemplating her first run for the Senate.
- She made her name in Jewish Minnesota. “She’s ubiquitous in the Minnesota Jewish community,” said Steve Hunegs, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
- She is the only one of seven presidential hopefuls who voted with AIPAC on an anti-BDS bill. Among the seven declared or presumed presidential candidates in the Senate Democratic caucus, Klobuchar was the only one who voted Tuesday to approve a law that would consolidate $38 billion in defense assistance for Israel while protecting states that penalize businesses that boycott Israel.
- She’s a go-to Democrat for the Orthodox. Orthodox umbrella groups increasingly embrace policies (on Israel’s hawkish government, abortion and other social issues) that hew closer to the American right, but also endeavor to sustain friendships on both sides of the aisle.
- She tried to explain feather boas to Ariel Sharon. Klobuchar’s first visit to Israel was in 2005, when she was contemplating her first run for the Senate.
- What has Klobuchar said about anti-Semitism? In November, Klobuchar’s Twitter account shared an article about how a far right network orchestrated synagogue attacks, and wrote, “As President, I’ll counter the divisive rhetoric that has grown all too strong in the past few years — and emboldened hate groups.
- What’s Amy Klobuchar’s relationship like with Jewish groups? She has a solid relationship with the American Israel Political Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobby in the country.
- What does Klobuchar say about the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel — commonly referred to as BDS? Klobuchar was the only Democratic presidential candidate to vote in favor of the recent anti-BDS bill, which “codifies $38 billion in defense assistance to Israel and which provides legal cover to states that target the boycott Israel movement.”
- What does Klobuchar think about solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? “As President, Senator Klobuchar will get back to a meaningful peace process that combines — not separates — the political and economic tracks, has buy-in from Israelis, Palestinians, and the Arab world, and ultimately leads to direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians themselves that can lead to a two-state solution,” her campaign spokesperson told Vice.
Feb 18, 2020 · Here are some things you need to know about Klobuchar. 1 Klobuchar says she got her start in politics after the birth of her daughter: In 1995, Klobuchar's daughter was born during a brief period ...
Mar 2, 2020 · She completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1982. She earned her law degree in 1985 from the University of Chicago, where she also finished Magna Cum Laude. What she does now: Klobuchar is the senior U.S. senator from Minnesota. She was first elected as a Democrat to the Senate in 2006, re ...
About Amy. Senator Klobuchar, joined by her family, is sworn into her second term in the U.S. Senate by Vice President Joe Biden. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is the first woman elected to represent the State of Minnesota in the United States Senate. Throughout her public service, Senator Klobuchar has always embraced the values she learned ...
