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The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008. 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 ...
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- 1,212,629
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Franken was born in 1951 in New York, N.Y., but was raised in St. Louis Park, Minn. He earned his B.A. from Harvard University in 1973 and went on to become a screenwriter for Saturday Night Live. Prior to his political career, Franken had also hosted his own national radio show and written several New York Times-bestselling books.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Franken's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2009–2018: U.S. Senator from Minnesota 2. 2004–2007: Radio host for The Al Franken Show, 3. 1973: Graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. 4. Screenwriter, Author
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Franken endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. 1. 1.1. See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Possible 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate
1. 1.1. See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016 Franken was mentioned as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine(D-Va.) as her running mate.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Franken was a far-left Democrat as of July 2014.This was the same rating Franken received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Franken missed 12 of 1,891 roll call votes from July 2009 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.6 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
Resignation following sexual assault allegations
1. 1.1. See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018) On December 7, 2017, Franken announced that he would resign his seat in the U.S. Senate due to sexual misconduct allegations against him by eight different women. He either denied the claims or said he remembered them differently. On December 20, 2017, Franken announced that his resignation would take effect on January 2, 2018. To read more about Franken's resignation, click here. On November 16, 2017, Leeann Twe...
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Franken has been married to his wife, Frannie, since 1975. The couple has two grown children.
Nov 1, 2010 · Wrong. There was no “alleged margin of victory.” The Minnesota Canvassing Board, a three-judge trial panel, and the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Franken the winner, eventually by 312...
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Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014, in which Franken was renominated and the Republicans picked financial executive Mike McFadden. In the general election, Franken defeated him and Independence Party nominee Steve Carlson and Heather Johnson of the Libertarian Party with 53% of the vote.
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Franken was elected to the United States Senate in 2008 as the nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL, an affiliate of the Democratic Party), defeating incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman by 312 votes out of nearly three million cast (a margin of just over 0.01%) in one of the closest elections in the history of ...
Jan 6, 2009 · MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday, though the...
