Al Franken

Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is a former United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which affiliates with the national  Democratic Party.  Before he was a Senator, Franken was a writer and actor on Saturday Night Live.

Franken was also a left-wing pundit and has written several books on politics. His second cousin was actor Steven Franken.

On December 7, 2017, Franken announced in an address before the Senate that he would be resigning from his office following sexual harassment claims.

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 Other websites 

 Office of Senator Al Franken 
 Official campaign website
 Campaign contributions  at OpenSecrets.org
 Al Franken topic page at The New York Times
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 Al Franken profile in Moment Magazine in 2005 


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