Good
early sign.
Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar, a DFLer, hasn't even formally announced her expected bid for senate. Still Klobuchar's campaign committee says it raised $580,000 in the first quarter of 2005.
Klobuchar says she's encouraged by her initial fundraising success.
"I'm very pleased by both the financial and volunteer support that our campaign has received, and I would stress, while the financial support is very important, we're also pleased with the number of volunteers that have come forward," Klobuchar said.
Klobuchar won't say just how much she thinks she'll need to run for senate. She says she will soon make a formal announcement about her candidacy.
Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-6th District, is the only formally announced senate candidate. Kennedy reports raising more than $550,000 in January, February and in March.
A
county attorney has out-fundraised a sitting congressman?
Patty Wetterling and Mike Ciresi are still mulling their own bids for the DFL. The GOP has cleared the field for Rep. Mark Kennedy.