Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar filed paperwork with the state’s campaign finance board on Thursday, ahead of a potential gubernatorial bid.

A person close to the Democratic senator, granted anonymity to describe private conversations, cautioned that it was a “preliminary step necessary for any candidate considering a run.” They added that Klobuchar “will make an announcement of her plans in the coming days.”

Klobuchar’s potential entrance into the Minnesota governor’s race could give Democrats some breathing room in the blue-leaning state, after an ongoing federal probe into a fraud scandal threatened to engulf Gov. Tim Walz’s reelection bid…

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