Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler, who is currently working as a Legal Intern in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Husband of US Senator Describes His Bout with COVID-19. Bessler has taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law since 2009. She worked as a legislative director for New York councilman Keith Powers of Man Hatton's East Side. She always makes them proud. View our online Press Pack. Donations made by check can be made out to MinnPost and mailed to us at PO Box 18438, Minneapolis, MN 55418. We may earn commission from the links on this page. Non-Fiction Magazine Article awarded her 1st place for Region 1 for 'Goodbye to Salad Days' published in the Yale Daily News Magazines. Klobuchar said earlier this week that she and Bessler had been in different places and she was outside the 14-day window for getting sick, so her doctor advised her Even though it was clear that Abigail had a problem nursing due to a condition that prevented her from swallowing, Klobuchar had to leave the hospital while Abigail stayed behind. According to Vogue, they live modest lives in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., and Bessler is an involved political spouse as the first man to become a member of the Senate Spouse club. Box 18438 | Minneapolis, MN 55418 | 612.455.6950. The United States senator from Minnesota shared news about her health on Medium, titling the piece, Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar.. Monarch butterflies were my moms favorites and she passed that on to me, and as you can see Abigail loves them too. For other inquiries, Contact Us. As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Her work exists at the apex of beauty, pop culture, and absurdity. Because the virus is so infectious, patients are isolated from their loved ones during treatment. She completed her Ph.D. degree from Yale Law School in 2024. Will you help us keep it this way by supporting our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible donation today? Bessler's cold symptoms gave way to a fever. Her mother, Amy Klobuchar, is an American politician and lawyer. When Klobuchar was in Washington during impeachment proceedings and couldnt campaign in Iowa herself, Bessler and the couples daughter acted as her surrogates, and met with countless Iowa voters on her behalf. She talks to him as well. She researched domestic and international issues for the national policy team. She also did her Ph.D. in Law From Yale Law School in 2024. The hospital needed her to return every three hours to pump breast milk for struggling Abigail, who was being fed through a tube in her stomach. Stage 1A cancer means that it had not spread beyond the breast. Now lets get to work! In Adding: Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy.". ? As of Thursday, there were approximately 521,000 confirmed cases in more than 150 countries, with about 75,000 cases in the U.S. More than 23,000 people have died, including about 1,000 in America. You're supposed to give china for the 20th, but I went with bookends in honor of his marriage proposal in the non-fiction aisle of the former Hungry Mind bookstore," she wrote in 2013. SENATOR Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler have been married for nearly three decades. I think its getting better, and it helped [my husband] to make the right decisions, Klobuchar says. Klobuchar, a Democrat, is the senior senator from Minnesota and was a candidate for the 2020 presidential nomination until ending her campaign earlier this year. Go to amyklobuchar.com for more details! While Klobuchar comes from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Bessler comes from Mankato, Minnesota. Though her daughter remained in intensive care for an extended period of time, Klobuchar herself was not able to remain in the hospital. She is the only child of her parents. He has also taught at the University of Minnesota Law School, the George Washington University Law School, where he specialized in death penalty issues, the Georgetown University Law Center, Rutgers School of Law, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. His 2014 book, The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution, was the recipient of the 2015 Scribes Book Award, an annual award given out by The American Society of Legal Writers for "the best work of legal scholarship published during the previous year.". For other inquiries, Contact Us. Left: Prior to serving in the Senate, she worked for eight years as the attorney for Hennepin County, which is the largest prosecutor's office in Minnesota. But based on what he told me, I was far away, but I didnt really think it.. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is slowly making gains as a potential front-runner in the Democratic presidential election. Klobuchar, a senator in Minnesota since 2007, recently ended her presidential campaign and is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks with supporters at a polling place in Manchester, NH on February 11, 2020. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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She is the winner of the Yale Writing Centre Essay Contest for a humor piece titled ' Dear Rufus.'. A A Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced in a statement on Monday that her husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus and is in the hosptial. Abigail completed her Ph.D. in law from Yale Law School in 2024. You can also learn about all our free newsletter options. The lawyer has written or edited 10 books in total, six of which were on capital punishment. On the day we got married we went canoeing in the morning. In January 2019, Bessler wore her mother's old dress to see her mother get sworn in as US senator. This is In April of 2020, Klobuchar and Bessler revealed that he had battled coronavirus at the hospital with an oxygen mask. "I had to go and testify about things like your water breaking," she says. After college, she studied International Relations at The London School of Economics and Political Science from 2015 to 2017. Many families in America are experiencing this now and things that are much much worse, Klobuchar said on a press call this morning. Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler got married in 1993. Klobuchar announced Monday that Bessler has the coronavirus and was admitted to a Virginia hospital where he was placed on oxygen, but not a ventilator. She was joined by her daughter Abigail Bessler. He was coughing really badly, Klobuchar says of her husband. Bessler checked himself into a hospital in Virginia where X-rays initially revealed he had pneumonia, a serious complication of the virus, and low oxygen. The couple have a daughter, Abigail Bessler, who graduated from Yale in 2017. He kept having a temperature and a bad, bad cough and when he started coughing up blood he got a test and a chest X-ray and they checked him into a hospital in Virginia because of a variety of things including very low oxygen levels, which havent really improved, Klobuchar said in a Medium post. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. See our full republication guidelines for more information. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Two decades later I still say no to the swans & yes to the guy. She led the effort to pass landmark pieces of legislation to end human trafficking and combat the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Bessler was hospitalized in Virginia on Friday. "I'm ready to spread that, and help her in any way I can.". She provided her from the nose for three years. In July, they celebrated their 26th anniversary with a sweet Instagram post. Our reporters are only able to do their work thanks to support at all levels. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (center) and husband John Bessler with daughter Abigail (left). This is not a cold, he told NBC. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. Im excited for the campaign., She continued, Im excited for what shes campaigning on and what she cares aboutand so Im ready to spread that and help her in any way I can. Regarding her mothers political stance and apparent ability to work across the partisan aisle, Bessler said, Those things will resonate across the country, not just in the midwest., It was great to have John and Abigail here today as I was sworn-in. She says within 24 hours She has served as the senior United States senator from Minnesota since 2007. .css-ssumvd{display:block;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-ssumvd:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-ssumvd{letter-spacing:0rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, The "Friends" Women Reunite to Celebrate Courteney, The Reason Hoda Kotb Hasn't Been on the Today Show, Keke Palmer Is a New Mom! In a 2010 interview with ELLE, Klobuchar explains that when her daughter was first born, Abigail was not able to swallow and had to be fed through a stomach tube for the first three years of her life. Klobuchar will often pay tribute to her daughter on social media, and posted a particularly emotional Instagram about her daughters graduation in 2017. I am so fortunate to have caught the cancer at an early enough stage and to not need chemotherapy or other extensive treatments, which unfortunately is not the case for so many others.. Bessler has since recovered and was reunited with Klobuchar and daughter Abigail in their Minnesota home. Its just a cold, just a cold. And I go, Really? He said, Yeah, Klobuchar recalls. Amy Forliti, Associated Press. The virus can also live outside of the body for hours, even days. Abigail Klobuchar Bessler is the only daughter of Amy Jean Klobuchar and John Bessler. Thanks to those who cared for him and for all front line health care workers, she said. Abigail is even wearing one of my dresses from when I started as a lawyer (she, in her own words, calls it 'vintage'). https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/klobuchars-husband-back-home-after-virus-hospitalization, 2 deaths tied to California cruise ship, with few tested, Coronavirus pandemic upends rules of partisan politics in Washington, We are collapsing: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy, Louisiana governor: States are competing against each other for ventilators. Bessler is also an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and is of counsel at Berens & Miller, a law firm in Minneapolis. Amy Klobuchar's daughter, Abigail Bessler, is her only child. She works for a New York City councilman and, according to Vogue, is also a stand-up comedian. Good, she tells PEOPLE about how shes faring. She worked as an editor on Yale Law Journals. The former presidential candidate told Gosk she wasnt nervous until Besslers shortness of breath became noticeable in their phone conversations and he began coughing up blood. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. And then when he coughed up the blood, that was kind of the last straw.. The Minnesota politician thanked her incredible doctors and nurses I had the privilege to work with as well as my friends and loving family including my husband John and daughter Abigail for their support during the surgery and radiation, noting that the treatment coincided with her dad getting sick and passing away. The presidential candidate's husband is a professor and an accomplished author. Update: On March 23, Amy Klobuchar shared that her husband, John Bessler, has contracted the novel coronavirus, tested positive for the disease, and was being hospitalized. In a Medium post, the Senator revealed that he was put on oxygen, but not a ventilator. Mom and Dad. Amy Klobuchar Speaks Out on Husbands Coronavirus Diagnosis and Hospitalization We Dont Know How He Got It. She is also a standup comedian. Klobuchar said Monday that it took five days for Bessler to be tested, noting that such delays are a problem facing many. He also taught at the George Washington University Law School, the Georgetown University Law Center, Rutgers School of Law, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Powered by. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. If it was normal circumstances, I would be there with him, every part of every day, Klobuchar told PEOPLE while her husband was hospitalized. Member donations are crucial to the work of our nonprofit newsroom. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. Sen. Amy Klobuchars husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). As everyone is aware, there are test shortages for people who need them everywhere and I dont qualify to get one under any standard, she wrote. ", Abigail, who has been seen on the campaign trail advocating for her mother's election, told CBS Minnesota last year that she's "really proud" of her mother's decision to run for president. She said, Im really proud of her, and Im excited for her. That experience inspired the then-corporate lawyer to go before state legislatures to successfully lobby for Minnesota to pass one of the country's first laws that guaranteed new moms and their babies could stay in the hospital at least 48 hours after birth. And so then we come back to Washington and somehow he mysteriously mustve gotten it, just probably by a passerby or a surface or something like that. This abandoned high school was converted into a 31-unit apartment building. A human Funfetti cake, she watches too much television, and her favorite season is awards season. 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