AlFranken's profile

Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

St. Loius Park, MN

Places I've been

St. Paul, Boston, New York, Iraq & Afghanistan

Education

• Harvard, none / General Studies - 1969 to 1973
• St. Louis Park H.S., NA - 1965 to 1967
• The Blake School, NA - 1967 to 1969

Work

• NBC, Writer for Saturday Night - 1975 to 1980
• NBC, Writer for SNL - 1985 to 1995
• Self, Writer - 1995 to 2005
• Havard's Kennedy School of Government, Lecturer - 2003 to 2004
• Air America, Host of The Al Franken Show - 2004 to 2007

More about me

I am running for US Senate and having an absolute blast. Everywhere I go - from Nashwauk to Minneapolis, Mankato to Moorhead-- I find huge crowds of passionate supporters. Throughout the campaign, I’ll use my sites like eons to connect and energize voters from around Minnesota and across the country. From Hubert Humphrey to Paul Wellstone and now Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz, Minnesota's public servants might not always look and sound like typical politicians - but they stand by their principles and lead by their values. That's the kind of leader I think we need more of these days, and that's the kind of Senator I'll be. I have been married to my wife, Franni, for 32 years - many of them happy. We are the proud parents of two wonderful children, Thomasin and Joe. Campaigning keeps me pretty busy so I might not always have time to reply to every message myself. My trusted Team Franken interns will help me respond to some of these, but I will reply when I have an opportunity. I cannot win this race alone. Visit my website, volunteer your time, contribute what you can - we’d love to have you on Team Franken!

 

 

Activities

Biking, establishing universal healthcare as soon as possible, hanging out with friends, researching renewable energy

Favorite Music

Lucinda Williams, Eric Clapton, Leo Kottke, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Dar Williams, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Byrds, Mark Knopfler, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Simon, George Jones, REM, Bob Dylan, Art Tatum, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Howlin' Wolf

Favorite TV Shows

The Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Late Show with David Letterman, SNL, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Meet the Press with Tim Russert, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, anything on C-span

Favorite Movies

Fargo, Election, Dr. Strangelove, About a Boy

Favorite Books

Fiasco by Tom E. Ricks, Bright Shining Lie by Neal Sheehan, The Assassins’ Gate by George Packer, The Penrod series by Booth Tarkington

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