Klobuchar 'Seriously Considering' Run for Minnesota Governor
Senior Senate Commerce Committee member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., told reporters Tuesday that she’s “seriously considering” running for governor after incumbent Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced that he won’t seek reelection to a third term. Klobuchar has been active on rural broadband and other communications policy matters. She was among several Senate Commerce Democrats who criticized FCC Chairman Brendan Carr during a December hearing over his mid-September comments against ABC and parent Disney, which were widely perceived as causing the network’s since-reversed decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air (see 2512170070).
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Klobuchar, who's also ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, pressed Glen Smith, President Donald Trump’s nominee for agriculture undersecretary for rural development, last month on prioritizing the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect program (see 2511050062).