Amy Klobuchar Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Publish date: 2024-06-02
Amy Klobuchar Quick Info
Height5 ft 4 in
Weight63 kg
Date of BirthMay 25, 1960
Zodiac SignGemini
SpouseJohn Bessler

Amy Klobuchar is an American politician, lawyer, and author who has served as the senior United States Senator from Minnesota. Moreover, she has also gained a huge social media fan base with more than a million followers on Twitter and more than 500k followers on Facebook.

Born Name

Amy Jean Klobuchar

Nick Name

Amy

Official portrait of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar in March 2013 (United States Senate / U.S. Federal Government / Public Domain)

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Nationality

Education

Amy Klobuchar was valedictorian at Wayzata High School located in Plymouth, Minnesota. Afterward, she got enrolled at Yale University and graduated with a B.A. degree magna cum laude in Political Science in 1982.

She also attended the University of Chicago Law School and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1985.

Occupation

Politician, Lawyer, Author

Family

Amy Klobuchar speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People hosted by the Center for the American Progress Action Fund and the SEIU at the Enclave in Las Vegas, Nevada (Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm

Weight

63 kg or 139 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Amy Klobuchar has dated –

  • John Bessler (1993-Present) –  She got married to a private practice attorney and a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, John Bessler, in 1993 and the duo parents a daughter named Abigail Klobuchar Bessler.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Amy Klobuchar is of Slovenian descent on her father’s side and has Swiss-German ancestry on her mother’s side.

    Amy Klobuchar as seen while speaking in Minneapolis at a Hillary for MN rally at Plaza Verde in October 2016 (Lorie Shaull / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Hair Color

    Light Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Religion

    Congregationalism

    Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler at the Yahoo News/ABCNews Pre-White House Correspondents’ dinner reception pre-party at Washington Hilton on May 3, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew H. Walker / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

    Amy Klobuchar Facts

  • She was 15 years old when her parents divorced.
  • Amy Klobuchar had a difficult relationship with her father after her parents’ divorce but things gradually became better after he quit drinking in the 1990s.
  • In the year 2001, she was named “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer.
  • She gained popularity in 2006 by becoming Minnesota’s first elected female U.S. Senator.
  • Amy Klobuchar was awarded the Goodwill Policymaker Award from Goodwill Industries in 2016.
  • As of December 16, 2018, she had either sponsored or co-sponsored 111 pieces of legislation that became law.
  • She once said, “The Constitution does not say we the ruling party. The Constitution says We the People.”
  • She is a Democrat.
  • Amy Klobuchar is pro-choice on abortion, supports LGBT rights and Obamacare, and has been critical of the Iraq War.
  • She has written books like Uncovering the Dome and The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland.
  • Regarding her views on immigrants, Amy Klobuchar has said, “Immigrants don’t diminish America. They are America.”
  • She has also appeared on shows like The Rachel Maddow Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

    • Featured Image by United States Senate / U.S. Federal Government / Public Domain

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