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Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, actor, and writer who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints.
After a legal battle lasting over eight months, the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate, Al Franken, defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate, with Coleman's Senate predecessor Dean Barkley taking third place.
Franken was sworn in as Minnesota's junior senator on July 7, 2009. [ 10 ] Because Franken's margin of victory was so slim, the seat was initially thought to be a top target for Republicans, but Politico reported in a May 2013 article that Franken's high approval rating, his large war chest, and the Republicans' struggle to find a top-tier ...
Democratic Senator Al Franken announced on Thursday he will resign from the U.S. Senate following allegations of sexual misconduct.
The Minnesota Democrat recently announced plans to step down from his seat over looming sexual misconduct claims, but now some say he should remain. Will Al Franken stay in the Senate?
With a second accuser alleging sexual misconduct at the hands of Senator Al Franken, two prominent progressive groups are calling for his resignation.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States senator from Minnesota to replace incumbent Democratic senator Al Franken until the regular expiration of the term on January 3, 2021. Facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, Franken announced on December 7, 2017, that ...
Franken appeared on "Conan" for a rare interview, where he discussed the aftermath of his sexual misconduct accusations. Al Franken talks about Senate resignation [Video] Skip to main content