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==District Attorney==
==District Attorney==
When Klobuchar ran for the Senate in 2006, James Appleby, the head of the [[AFSCME]] local that represented her employees as Hennepin County prosecutor urged the union not to endorse her on the grounds of her “shameful treatment of her employees” and that she had “created a hostile work environment” leading to a spike in union grievances.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/amy-klobuchar-treatment-of-staff-undermines-image/</ref>
When Klobuchar ran for the Senate in 2006, James Appleby, the head of the [[AFSCME]] local that represented her employees as Hennepin County prosecutor urged the union not to endorse her on the grounds of her “shameful treatment of her employees” and that she had “created a hostile work environment” leading to a spike in union grievances.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/amy-klobuchar-treatment-of-staff-undermines-image/</ref>
After the May 2020 [[Minneapolis]] riots occurred, Klobuchar came under heavy scrutiny over having not then prosecuted Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd, as district attorney when Chauvin was then involved in excessive use of force.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/28/amy-klobuchar-passed-prosecuting-derek-chauvin-min/ Amy Klobuchar missed chance to prosecute Minneapolis cop now at center of George Floyd death]
*[https://theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-didnt-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-left-case-successor Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death, left case to successor]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/05/28/how-amy-klobuchar-is-being-tied-to-the-minneapolis-chaos-after-george-floyds-deathand-its-not-good-n2569648 How Amy Klobuchar Is Tied to The Minneapolis Chaos Over George Floyd's Death...And It's Not Good]
*[https://www.westernjournal.com/bombshell-klobuchar-refused-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyd-case-might-prevented-death/ Bombshell: Klobuchar Refused To Prosecute Officer at Center of George Floyd Case, Might Have Prevented Death]</ref>
==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==