The Senator Next Door is a memoir of Amy Klobuchar. She is the first female U. S. Senator from Minnesota. In the book, she tells about the people who shaped her political life. Her grandparents were immigrants in the country. Her father was an alcoholic, and her mother was a teacher in elementary school — and the book itself was published in 2015.
The book tells how she overcame all the difficulties of her life and raised higher against odds. She was a bold and strong woman for all her life. She helped her father to give up alcoholic addiction, went through her parents' divorce. Later, after becoming a parent, she realized that insurance company rules are ruthless. As after her difficult delivery, they asked her to leave the hospital while her newborn stayed behind. She understood the outrage and became a lead advocate to the new law of maternity coverage for 48 hours for all new mothers. Next, in 2006, she became the first woman elected in the U.S. senate. She changed politics through her new ideas as an alliance with parents to solve the nation's problem. She became a leader of people — a true democrat.
She tells about her great friendship with Republican colleagues as well. Being in the same political race, Amy never criticizes her opponents and often votes with them. The book precisely tells us how she was ahead of everyone by getting along with them. Her unshakable faith in democracy turned her into a successful leader.
Amy is an optimistic, straight spoken, and compassionate woman. She understands people's choices with humor and works for them. She writes the book as a journey from the heartland where she was a loving, caring woman and turned herself into people's leader. In the era when the American government is incapable of bringing new changes, Amy advocates a difference from other leaders.
