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2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar just released 12 years of tax returns - here's how she makes and spends her money
Klobuchar's 2018 returns revealed she earned $380,000 in 2018 and paid $62,000 in federal taxes.
Klobuchar earns an annual salary of $174,000 as a senator, and also receives royalties from her 2015 memoir "The Senator Next Door."
Source: Amy For America
According to her 2017 financial disclosures, Klobuchar and her husband also hold investments in a number of mutual funds, stocks, and bonds.
Source: Senate Financial Disclosures
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.
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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.
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Her 2018 returns show she and her husband John Bessler donated about 1.9% of their income to charity.
Source: Amy For America
We don't know much about Klobuchar's major assets, other than that she owns a home at the heart of downtown Minneapolis' Marcy-Holmes neighborhood.
Source: Minnesota Daily
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