Matthew David Klein (born September 29, 1967) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota DemocraticâÂÂFarmerâÂÂLabor Party (DFL), he represents District 53 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Klein was raised in Saint Paul and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1985. He attended the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, and went on to graduate as a Doctor of Medicine from Mayo Medical School. Klein was elected to the West St. PaulâÂÂMendota HeightsâÂÂEagan School Board in 2012. He is a doctor of internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Klein serves on the following committees in the Minnesota Senate:
On May 6, 2025, Klein announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, vying to succeed the retiring Angie Craig, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
Klein and his wife, Kristine, have five children and reside in Mendota Heights.