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