Klobuchar to file candidacy papers

[Freddie Stubbs]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar today plans to take her first official step in declaring her interest in running for the U.S. Senate in 2006 by filing a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.

Klobuchar confirmed her plans Wednesday. "We've had tens of thousands of dollars of contributions come in, many of them unsolicited, and the law says that we have to file when we start to get these contributions in," she said.

The federal law requires the filing of a statement of candidacy if a candidate raises or spends at least $5,000.

Klobuchar, a DFLer, is eyeing the seat that will be vacated by Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton in January 2007.

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[trotsky]

1. I'd love to see her as Senator, but...

I'd prefer she got elected as State AG, and then Governor. I think she would kick ass in those roles.

[goodhue]

3. I agree

I'd like to see her as AG.

[hermetic]

2. I noticed that she was in 2 different news bits yesterday

She was not the story, but she happened to be where a story was. And I said to the Mr., I wonder if this is an indication that she is about to sign up. Evidently it was.