Senator Amy Klobuchar at our Youth Leadership Speaker Series

Jeffrey Phillips is the author and a Summer Fellow at 21st Century Democrats.

Our final speaker of the day was Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota. The Senator was our first elected official to speak during the series and she certainly raised the bar for our upcoming speakers in the Senate and House of Representatives. Senator Klobuchar offered us great insight into her campaign for the Senate, what it is like being a woman in the Senate, and what life is like for her husband.

The Senator had all of the attendees laughing the entire time and even invited everyone over to her office for breakfast anytime that the Senate is in session. For anyone interested the breakfast offered in Senator Klobuchar’s office is for Minnesotans and friends of Minnesota. She made sure to point out to all of the Hill interns that their internships would serve them well. One of the members of her staff who attended the event with her had started out as an intern in her office, and the Senator herself had started off as an intern on Capitol Hill.

After the event ended Senator Klobuchar stuck around for a few minutes to shake the hands of everyone in attendance and to take a picture with all of the 21st Century Democrats interns and fellows. My impression of Senator Klobuchar is that she is a very kind and personable who cares deeply about her constituents and her country. It was an honor to have the opportunity to meet her and I am very excited for our next installment of the Speaker Series where we will be fortunate enough to listen to Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressman John Sarbanes, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.