Al Franken, born on May 21, 1951, in Manhattan, New York, served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from July 7, 2009, to January 2, 2018. Before his political career, he graduated from Harvard University in 1973 and became a prominent screenwriter, comedian, author, and radio talk show host. Franken was elected as a Democrat in 2008 after a contested election decided in his favor by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Reelected in 2014, he focused on issues like healthcare, education, and consumer protection during his time in the Senate.
