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2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar just released 12 years of tax returns - here's how she makes and spends her money
2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar just released 12 years of tax returns - here's how she makes and spends her money
Grace PanettaApr 29, 2019, 22:18 IST
In this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in WashingtonAP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is running for president in 2020. She recently released 12 years of her tax returns.
Klobuchar's tax returns and recent Senate financial disclosures reveal that while she's certainly financially comfortable, she's not as extravagantly wealthy as some other 2020 candidates.
Klobuchar's main income source is her government salary, but she also receives some royalties from her 2015 memoir "The Senator Next Door," published the University of Minnesota Press.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is running for president in 2020. She recently released 12 years of her tax returns.
A number of 2020 candidates - including Sens. Elizabeth, Kamala Harris, and Kirsten Gillibrand - have also released their tax returns as part of their commitment to financial transparency, which reveals details about their financial lives.
Klobuchar's tax returns and recent Senate financial disclosures reveal that while she's certainly financially comfortable, she's not as extravagantly wealthy as some other 2020 candidates.
In 2015, the Center for Responsive Politics estimated that Klobuchar's approximate net worth was around $1.2 in 2015, slightly below the median for US Senators.
Klobuchar's main income source is her government salary, but she also receives some royalties from her 2015 memoir "The Senator Next Door," published the University of Minnesota Press.
Here's everything we know about how Klobuchar makes and spends her money:
In 2016, the Center for Responsive Politics estimated that Klobuchar's net worth was between $708,000 and $1.6 million, a little below the median for US senators.
Klobuchar, who is best known for her relentless work ethic and low-profile approach, lives a relatively modest lifestyle. Her financial disclosure didn't list any liabilities or major asset transfers.
