WASHINGTON — Whether it’s the Congressional Women’s Softball Game, a Senate hearing or simply when someone sits down in her office, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is always ready to set the scene.
The Minnesota Democrat and daughter of a sportswriter learned the value of a well-placed anecdote from an early age, reading the columns of her father, Jim Klobuchar, who retired from the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 1995 and died last year.
“Sports were always a big part of our life growing up, particularly the coverage of sports,” she said. “So I feel like I fulfill part of my dad’s dreams, but it’s only for one night a year.”
