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Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician and comedian 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.
Feb 10, 2022 · Al Franken, a comedian who served as Minnesota's Democratic U.S. senator before resigning due to sexual misconduct allegations, has said that he considers the possibility of running for Senate...
Jul 22, 2019 · Former US Senator Al Franken has said he "absolutely" regrets resigning from his post in 2017 following a wave of accusations of sexual misconduct. The Minnesota Democrat stepped down just...
Aug 7, 2024 · Al Franken, American politician, comedian, and political commentator who served in the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He previously was a writer and actor on the TV sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, where he was best known for playing a self-help guru named Stuart Smalley.
Dec 12, 2017 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Franken is the Senate’s dead man walking, still doing his day job despite his soon-to-be-gone status. The two-term Minnesota lawmaker told a somber Senate last Thursday he would resign amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and in the face of vanishing support from fellow Democrats.
Jul 23, 2019 · Al Franken served in the U.S. Senate for just under a decade, representing the state of Minnesota. But in late 2017, when Franken was accused by several women of touching or kissing them in...
Dec 7, 2017 · Facing a string of sexual misconduct allegations and mounting pressure from fellow Democrats, Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will leave office in the coming weeks. But Franken, a...
Jul 22, 2019 · Former Sen. Al Franken said in a profile published Monday that he regrets resigning from the Senate as a response to allegations of sexual impropriety. The Minnesota Democrat, originally seen as a challenger to President Trump, resigned after a conservative talk show host accused him of kissing her without consent, which led to more women ...
Dec 7, 2017 · Al Franken, one of the Senate’s most prominent and popular Democrats, has ceded to fellow Democrats’ demands that he resign following accusations of sexual misconduct – a stunning turn of events...
Dec 7, 2017 · Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, said on Thursday that he plans to resign “in the coming weeks” amid mounting accusations of sexual harassment against him.
