Guest Speaker Announced for Physicians’ Day at the Capitol

February 26, 2026

Sen. Matt Klein, MD (DFL – Mendota Heights), will be the keynote speaker at next week’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on March 4. 

Klein was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016, and has served in the Legislature ever since. He is an internal medicine physician, graduating from Mayo Medical School in 1993. Klein has worked at both Hennepin Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic throughout his 30+ years as a physician. 

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Sen. Matt Klein, MD

Klein currently serves as chair of the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. During his years in the Minnesota Senate, Klein has led on legislation protecting Minnesotans from financial fraud and predatory lending, addressing rising costs of medications by regulating the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leader in affirming the rights of Minnesotans to make their own choices about reproductive health.  

Most recently, Klein has been an outspoken champion for legislation to increase vaccination rates and creating a pathway for individuals to sue a federal agency or individual for preventing an injured individual from rendering aid following an encounter with federal law enforcement.  

Klein is also currently running for Congress in Minnesota’s open second congressional district. 

MMA’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol is next Wednesday (March 4). To hear from Klein, and advocate for your patients and profession, please register here

Registration closes tomorrow (February 27) at 1pm to ensure time for scheduling legislative meetings. Registrants after this date are welcome to register on-site but are not guaranteed a meeting with their legislator. 

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