Al Franken for Senate

FRANKEN VISITS WHITE HOUSE, MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN

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Updates Vice President On Legal Proceedings, Discusses Issues Of Importance To Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS [05/06/09] - This afternoon, Senator-elect Al Franken visited the White House to meet with Vice President Biden. Franken updated the Vice President on the state of Minnesota’s second U.S. Senate seat, and discussed the administration’s agenda and its potential benefits for the people of Minnesota. Franken was accompanied by his wife, Franni.
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FRANKEN ANNOUNCES CHIEF OF STAFF SELECTION

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:31 +0000

Veteran Advisor Drew Littman Agrees To Head Up Washington Office

MINNEAPOLIS [4/29/09] - Senator-elect Al Franken today announced that Drew Littman, a longtime Capitol Hill veteran, has agreed to serve as his Washington-based chief of staff.

Littman, who has advised many Senators-elect, including Franken, on the transition process, was most recently the head of his own consulting practice, Littman Associates, and an adjunct professor at American University. He began his career on Capitol Hill twenty years ago as a policy aide for then-Rep. Barbara Boxer, and has since served as a subcommittee staff director and a Senate Policy Director.

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FRANKEN ANNOUNCES ALANA PETERSEN AS CHOICE FOR MINNESOTA STATE DIRECTOR

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Longtime Oberstar Director To Head Up Franken’s State Office, Franken Says When He’s Certified “She’ll Work With Me To Hit The Ground Running On Day One”

MINNEAPOLIS [4/20/09] - Sen.-elect Al Franken today announced that Alana Petersen has agreed to serve as his Minnesota State Director, citing his commitment to continuing Minnesota’s tradition of excellent constituent services.

Petersen is a life-long resident of Minnesota who has spent the last five years working in outreach and organizing for Rep. Jim Oberstar.

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FRANKEN STATEMENT ON ELECTION CONTEST VICTORY

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:33:46 +0000

SAINT PAUL [4/13/09] - Senator-elect Al Franken made the following statement today on the election contest victory:

“Franni and I couldn’t be happier, because today, after a lengthy and careful trial scrutinizing our lengthy and careful recount, the three-judge panel has declared a winner in the 2008 Senate election here in Minnesota.

“I am honored and humbled by this close victory, and I’m looking forward to getting to work as soon as possible.

“The campaign for this Senate seat has been long and expensive. But the fight ahead, the fight to rebuild our economy and repair our broken health care system and restore our standing in the world - that’s a fight we must win. It’s a fight we must win by setting aside partisan gamesmanship and working together.

“My role in that fight will be to work every day with Senators from both parties to serve the state I love, because restoring America’s promise is going to be a big job. And it’s long past time we got to work.”

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ELECTION CASE CONCLUDES

jds — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:49:39 +0000

SAINT PAUL [3/13/09] - Former Sen. Coleman's lawsuit to overturn the results of the U.S. Senate election concluded today with closing arguments from both sides. Franken's closing was delivered by attorney Kevin Hamilton. Franken lead attorney Marc Elias stated: "After seven weeks of trial, hundreds of witnesses, and thousands of exhibits, the trial demonstrated what the state canvassing board found to be true after an exhaustive recount: that Al Franken got more votes on Election Day than Norm Coleman. We remain confident that the court will uphold the results of the election and allow Al Franken to begin the work the voters of Minnesota hired him to do." Al Franken added: "I want to thank the court for the time and care it has devoted to hearing this case. And I want to thank my team for a job well done. Minnesotans have seen their election system put on trial over the past seven weeks, and we can all be proud of how it held up to the additional scrutiny of the three-judge panel. We will now await the judges' ruling and hope that those few voters whose ballots have been proven to be improperly rejected will have their votes counted. But at the end of this long process, I remain proud of our state's dedicated public servants, confident in the results of the election, and ready to get to work in Washington."

Al Franken: Obama Stimulus Plan Can Turn Crisis Into Opportunity

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:07:59 +0000

By Al Franken
Star Tribune

In the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election, it became all too clear that we were heading into a deep and dangerous recession. The economic policies of the last eight years — tax breaks tilted toward the wealthy, fiscal irresponsibility, cronyism, a refusal to invest in important American priorities — had been thoroughly discredited.

Americans voted for a new direction. They voted to rebuild our country’s economy by rebuilding its infrastructure, changing its energy policy and investing in our talented workforce. In electing Barack Obama president, America reaffirmed its conviction that, with the right leadership, any crisis can be transformed into a great opportunity.
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Mistakes were made, and every valid vote must count

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:47:24 +0000

Minnesota has long had a reputation for clean, fair, transparent elections. That reputation was put to a test this election, and after 48 days, a hand count of nearly 3 million ballots, and a state canvassing board above reproach, our state passed with flying colors.

In the early morning hours of Nov. 5, our position was that every legal vote ought to be counted.

I am proud that three months later our position has never wavered.

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Update on Norm Coleman’s Lawsuit to Overturn the Election Results

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:51:32 +0000

This week, as the trial starts in Norm Coleman’s lawsuit to overturn the election in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, we wanted to make sure you had the latest information concerning the contest.

The Coleman camp, while claiming their lawsuit is about counting every vote, is really asking the Court to disenfranchise Minnesotans left and right.

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Al Attends President Obama’s Inauguration

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:33:03 +0000

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AL FRANKEN STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTS

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:14:04 +0000

â€œIt has been a remarkable couple of months. Our recount brought national attention to Minnesota, and what Americans saw is that we take our democracy seriously. Our recount process was long, it was fair, and it was thorough. We should all be proud of our state, and we should all be grateful for the incredible hard work and dedication of all of our elections officials, from the state canvassing board and the Secretary of Stateâ€™s office to the officials in the cities and counties and precincts of Minnesota.

â€œAfter 62 days, after the careful and painstaking hand inspection of nearly 3 million ballots, after hours and hours of hard work by elections officials and volunteers across the state, I am proud and humbled to stand before you as the next Senator from Minnesota.
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