Klobuchar weighing run for Minnesota governor as Walz ends re-election bid amid fraud scandal
Democrats in Minnesota are urging longtime Sen. Amy Klobuchar to jump into the blue-leaning state's race for governor in the wake of Monday's blockbuster move by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz...
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Democrats in Minnesota are urging longtime Sen. Amy Klobuchar to jump into the blue-leaning state's race for governor in the wake of Monday's blockbuster move by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to end his 2026 re-election bid amid political fallout from a massive fraud scandal. Klobuchar, who was re-elected in 2024 to a fourth 6-year term in the U.S. Senate, is receiving calls urging her to run for governor, sources in Minnesota confirmed to Fox News Digital. And sources are telling FOX 9 in Minnesota that Klobuchar is considering making a gubernatorial bid but has yet to make any final decision. Walz met Sunday with Klobuchar to discuss his decision to drop his re-election bid, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News. FRAUD FALLOUT FORCES WALZ TO ABANDON GUBERNATORIAL RE-ELECTION BID Klobuchar didn't comment on her future political plans in a statement Monday. But the senator, commenting on the governor's move to combat the fraud scandal full time rather than to seek another term in office, said that "Walz made the difficult decision to focus on his job and the challenges facing our state rather than campaigning and running for re-election." The senator has won all four of her Senate elections by wide margins, including a nearly 16-point re-election in 2024. But Klobuchar, who is currently number three in Senate Democratic leadership , faces hurdles to rise higher in party leadership in the chamber. WILL MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL FORCE RESIGNATIONS? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is currently the top Democrat in the upper chamber, and isn't expected to leave his post. But Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is retiring from Congress, leaving an opening to fill in the leadership pecking order. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is the expected heir apparent for that position, however. Before serving in the Senate, Klobuchar was elected twice as county attorney in Hennepin County, Minnesota's most populous . She also ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party…