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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.
Franken was sworn in as the junior senator from Minnesota on July 7. [14] With a margin of just 0.01%, this election was the closest race of the 2008 Senate election cycle. Primaries
Incumbent Democratic Senator Tina Smith declined to seek election to a second full term. Smith was elected to her first full term with 48.74% of the vote in 2020 after winning a special election in 2018 to complete the term of former Senator Al Franken who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. [1] [2]
Franken announced his resignation amid allegations that he inappropriately touched several women, a shameful exit for a rising star of the Democratic party. Democratic Sen. Al Franken announces ...
As claims of sexual misconduct aimed at Franken continue to emerge, a number of Democratic senators are calling for their party colleague's resignation.
Democratic Senator Al Franken announced on Thursday he will resign from the U.S. Senate following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of January 3, 2018, the state has had 44 people serve in the United States Senate.Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Amy Klobuchar (since 2007) and Tina Smith (since 2018), making it one of only four states to have two female U.S. senators alongside Nevada, New Hampshire and Washington.
As more allegations of sexual misconduct aimed at Sen. Al Franken continue to emerge, Democratic senators and officials came out in droves on Wednesday calling for their party colleague's resignation.