Amy Klobuchar

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar outlined how she would tackle fraud if Minnesotans send her to the governor’s office in November during a press conference Sunday.

In her first campaign-centered press conference since the senator stepped into the race on Jan. 29 following Gov. Tim Walz’s exit, Klobuchar outlined over 40 policy proposals she would push if elected — with a heavy focus on combating fraud.

“You are right to be angry about the fraud. It is unacceptable, and it must end. It should never have happened to begin with,” she said.

She called for increasing criminal penalties for fraud, requiring unannounced in-person site visits, auditing state agencies and establishing a “do not pay database.”

“To those convicted of fraud who rebrand under a new name or try to sneak in the side door: That door will be locked,” she said.

Klobuchar also said “of course” she would plan to make changes to who’s in charge of state agencies.

She noted that a few of her proposals are currently moving through the Legislature, such as modernizing county IT systems and establishing a statewide Office of Inspector General.

Other proposals, Luger support

Among the proposals unrelated to fraud, she called for making state services accessible by cellphone, lowering city permitting costs, streamlining building codes and universal broadband.

Klobuchar was joined by several local leaders and mayors on Sunday notably former U.S. Attorney Andy Luger, who headed the Feeding Our Future prosecutions. He said he backed the senator and her ability to confront fraud.

“After we announced a wave of indictments in the Feeding Our Future scandal, Amy Klobuchar called me. She asked me one simple question, ‘Do you have what you need to address this?’ ” Luger recalled. “Because of her work as Hennepin County attorney, Amy Klobuchar understood the resources required to tackle complex fraud cases.”

Thus far, her campaign has been relatively quiet with few large public campaign events. No other high-profile Democrats have entered the race.

Republican field

The Republican field is still crowded, with high-profile candidates like Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and second-time candidate Kendall Qualls. State Rep. Kristin Robbins dropped out of the race last week.

Several Republicans running for governor have sought to tie Klobuchar to Walz, arguing Democrats as a whole are to blame for the fraud that’s plagued Minnesota’s social services. Demuth’s campaign has even said Klobuchar would be a “Walz third term.”

Klobuchar rejected that notion. She said that while the governor has said he should have caught things earlier, she would have handled things differently if she had been in the governor’s office.

She explained she would have looked closer at ballooning programs and enforced surprise audits or check-ins immediately after hearing of fraudulent activity. She also touted her experience in the private sector and as Hennepin County attorney.

“I remember distinctly many, many times saying that we can’t have two systems of justice — one for people using a crowbar to break into a building, and another for someone in a board room or ripping off the taxpayer,” Klobuchar said. “I obviously am going to do things differently than Governor Walz. We have different backgrounds. We’re going to have some different focuses.”