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I'm not surprised by that part at all.
It's that it seems to involve members of Congress and an issue which is likely to be important in the coming election, which seems like more than a simple scam.
I'm also asking if anyone else has had a similar experience so I can get an idea of the scale of this. I'm also trying to figure out if it's specifically Minnesota or if members of Congress from other states have also been targeted.
It also turns out that I also got a couple of Senator Smith's email newsletters, probably because I was automatically added to her mailing list, so now I'm fairly certain the message from her office was genuine.
For what it's worth, I did try to reply to the email but it was bounced back so it was definitely a no-reply address. I'm tempted to call her office tomorrow.
I would.
I also tried replying to Senator Klobuchar's email, which didn't bounce so hopefully her staff will see it and get back to me.