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Al Franken
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
U.S. Senate Minnesota
Successor: Tina Smith
Predecessor: Norm Coleman

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $8,429,528

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University

Personal
Religion
Judaism
Profession
Writer, Radio Host
Contact

Personal website

Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (b. May 21, 1951, in New York, NY) is a former Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Minnesota. Franken was first elected to the Senate in 2008. On December 7, 2017, Franken announced that he would resign his seat in the U.S. Senate due to sexual misconduct allegations against him.[1] His resignation took effect on January 2, 2018.[2]


Biography

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.[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Franken's academic, professional, and political career:[4]

  • 2009–2018: U.S. Senator from Minnesota
  • 2004–2007: Radio host for The Al Franken Show,
  • 1973: Graduated from Harvard University with an A.B.
  • Screenwriter, Author

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Franken was assigned to the following committees:[5]

2015–2016

Franken serves on the following Senate committees:[6]

2013–2014

Franken served on the following Senate committees:[7]

2011–2012

Franken served on the following Senate committees[8]:

Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Franken endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[94]

See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton

Possible 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate

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.[95]

Elections

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 2014

Franken ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota. Franken won the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 12, 2014.[96][97] He defeated Mike McFadden (R), Steve Carlson (Independence Party of America) and Heather Johnson (Libertarian) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Minnesota General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAl Franken Incumbent 53.2% 1,053,205
     Republican Mike McFadden 42.9% 850,227
     Libertarian Heather Johnson 1.5% 29,685
     Independence Steve Carlson 2.4% 47,530
     N/A Write-in 0% 881
Total Votes 1,981,528
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State
U.S. Senate, Minnesota Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAl Franken Incumbent 94.5% 182,720
Sandra Henningsgard 5.5% 10,627
Total Votes 193,347
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

Media

American Encore, a conservative group partially financed by the Koch brothers, spent around $250,000 on a campaign ad against Al Franken for supporting new rules that would further limit the amount of political activity and spending of nonprofit groups.[98] In 2012, Franken and other Democratic senators wrote letters to the IRS urging them to investigate 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups. According to the regulations at the time, these groups could participate in political activity, but "Political activities may not be the organization's primary activities."[99] The proposed changes to these rules would have defined "political activity" and clarified exactly how much money nonprofits could spend on it.[100]

American Encore attacked Franken for regulations on the political role of nonprofits.[101]

Franken released the first ad for his re-election campaign on May 6, 2014.[102]

Al Franken 2014 campaign ad

2008

On November 4, 2008, Franken won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Norm Coleman, Dean Barkley (I), Charles Aldrich (L), James Niemackl (C), Michael Cavlan (I, Write-In) and Anthony Keith Price (I, Write-In) in the general election. He won election after a lengthy hand recount that did not declare him the winner until after June 2009.[103][104]

U.S. Senate General Election, Minnesota, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAl Franken 42% 1,212,629
     Republican Norm Coleman Incumbent 42% 1,212,317
     Independent Dean Barkley 15.2% 437,505
     Libertarian Charles Aldrich 0.5% 13,923
     Constitution James Niemackl 0.3% 8,907
     Independent Michael Cavlan 0% 13
     Independent Anthony Keith Price 0% 12
     Independent Write-In 0.1% 2,340
Total Votes 2,887,646

Campaign finance summary

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Al Franken campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014U.S. Senate (Minnesota)Won $30,770,855 N/A**
2012U.S. Senate (Minnesota)Won $22,502,124 N/A**
Grand total$53,272,979 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Franken's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $4,320,055 and $12,806,000. That averages to $8,563,027.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333. Franken ranked as the 17th most wealthy senator in 2012.[105] Between 2008 and 2012, Franken's calculated net worth[106] increased by an average of 7 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[107]

Al Franken Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2008$6,625,425
2012$8,563,027
Growth from 2008 to 2012:29%
Average annual growth:7%[108]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[109]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Franken received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2007–2014, 14.07 percent of Franken's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[110]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Al Franken Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $47,978,868
Total Spent $43,632,915
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$2,281,806
Retired$1,845,933
TV/Movies/Music$1,242,078
Securities & Investment$824,555
Leadership PACs$555,100
% total in top industry4.76%
% total in top two industries8.6%
% total in top five industries14.07%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

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.[111] This was the same rating Franken received in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks 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.[112]

Franken most often votes with:

Franken least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

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.[113]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Franken paid his congressional staff a total of $2,780,125 in 2011. He ranked 31st on the list of the lowest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 25th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Minnesota ranked 46th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[114]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Franken ranked 5th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[115]

2012

Franken ranked 13th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[116]

2011

Franken ranked 13th in the liberal rankings in 2011.[117]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Franken voted with the Democratic Party 98.8 percent of the time, which ranked 1st among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014.[118]

2013

Franken voted with the Democratic Party 98.5 percent of the time, which ranked 2nd among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.[119]

2016 Democratic National Convention

Noteworthy events

Resignation following sexual assault allegations

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.[129] 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.[2] To read more about Franken's resignation, click here.

On November 16, 2017, Leeann Tweeden, a model and television commentator, accused Sen. Franken of sexually assaulting her during a USO tour to the Middle East in 2006. According to Tweeden, Franken forcibly kissed her while rehearsing a skit backstage. A photo she released also shows Franken placing his hands on or near her chest while she was asleep.[130] In response to the allegations, Franken said, “I certainly don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn’t. I shouldn’t have done it.” Franken urged the Senate to open an ethics investigation into the matter.[131] Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also called for an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee.[132]

On November 20, 2017, CNN reported that another woman, Lindsay Menz, alleged that Franken had grabbed her buttocks during an encounter at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 when Franken was serving his first term in the U.S. Senate. In a statement, Franken said, "I take thousands of photos at the state fair surrounded by hundreds of people, and I certainly don't remember taking this picture. I feel badly that Ms. Menz came away from our interaction feeling disrespected."[133]

On November 22, 2017, HuffPost reported that two additional women had come forward alleging that Franken had touched them inappropriately. The first woman, who remained anonymous, claimed that Franken groped her as she posed for a photo with him after a 2007 event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "My story is eerily similar to Lindsay Menz's story," she said. "He grabbed my buttocks during a photo op." The second woman, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed that Franken groped her buttocks at a 2008 fundraiser in Minneapolis, and then suggested they visit the bathroom together. In response to these allegations, Franken told HuffPost, "I can categorically say that I did not proposition anyone to join me in any bathroom."[134]

On November 30, 2017, Stephanie Kemplin, a former army police officer, accused Franken of groping her during a photo op with him in Kuwait in 2003. "When he put his arm around me, he groped my right breast. He kept his hand all the way over on my breast. I've never had a man put their arm around me and then cup my breast. So he was holding my breast on the side," Kemplin said. In response, a spokesperson for Franken said, "[Sen. Franken] takes thousands of photos and has met tens of thousands of people and he has never intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct. He remains fully committed to cooperating with the ethics investigation."[135]

Also on November 30, 2017, an unidentified former elected official from New England accused Franken of sexual misconduct. According to Jezebel, the woman appeared on Franken's radio show in 2006. After the interview, the woman says she extended her hand to shake his. “He took it and leaned toward me with his mouth open. I turned my head away from him and he landed a wet, open-mouthed kiss awkwardly on my cheek,” she says.[136] As of December 4, 2017, Franken had not issued a formal response to this allegation.

On December 6, Politico reported that an unnamed former Democratic congressional staffer claimed that Franken tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006 and told her, “It’s my right as an entertainer.” In response, Franken said, "This allegation is categorically not true and the idea that I would claim this as my right as an entertainer is preposterous. I look forward to fully cooperating with the ongoing ethics committee investigation."[137]

Also on December 6, Democratic writer Tina Dupuy wrote a piece for The Atlantic where she alleged that Franken had groped her in 2009.[138] As of December 6, Franken had not responded to the allegation.

Personal

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.[3]

See also

External links

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Week, "Al Franken announces resignation following allegations of inappropriate behavior," December 7, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Franken to resign from Senate in January," December 20, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official Senate Site, "About Al," accessed November 2, 2011
  4. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "FRANKEN, Al, (1951 – )," accessed February 13, 2015
  5. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  6. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
  7. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Senate Official Website, "Committee Assignments," accessed November 2, 2011
  9. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
  10. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
  11. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  12. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  13. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  14. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  15. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  16. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  17. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  18. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  19. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
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  25. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
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  31. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
  32. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
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  38. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
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  46. ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
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  94. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Al Franken Realizes Mid-Sentence That He's Endorsing Hillary Clinton," December 16, 2014
  95. ↑ The New York Times, "Hillary Clinton selects Tim Kaine, a popular senator from a swing state, as running mate," July 22, 2016
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  100. ↑ The New York Times, "New Rules Would Rein In Nonprofits’ Political Role," accessed March 27, 2014
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  104. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  105. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Franken, (D-MN), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
  106. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  107. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  108. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  109. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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  120. ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to [email protected].
  121. ↑ Five Thirty Eight, “The Endorsement Primary,” June 7, 2016
  122. ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at [email protected].
  123. ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
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  128. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
  129. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named eight
  130. ↑ KABC, “Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There’s Nothing Funny About It,” accessed November 16, 2017
  131. ↑ CNN, “Read Al Franken's apology following accusation of groping and kissing without consent,” November 16, 2017
  132. ↑ Slate, “How Democrats Are Responding to the Franken Assault Allegation,” November 16, 2017
  133. ↑ CNN, "Woman says Franken inappropriately touched her in 2010," November 20, 2017
  134. ↑ [ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/al-franken-two-more-women-groping_us_5a15a455e4b09650540ec295 HuffPost, "Two More Women Accuse Sen. Al Franken Of Inappropriate Touching," November 22, 2017]
  135. ↑ CNN, "Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003," November 30, 2017
  136. ↑ Jezebel, "New England Elected Official Says Al Franken Tried to Give Her A 'Wet, Open-Mouthed Kiss' Onstage," November 30, 2017
  137. ↑ Politico, "Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her," December 6, 2017
  138. ↑ The Atlantic, "I Believe Franken’s Accusers Because He Groped Me, Too," December 6, 2017
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