Senator AL FRANKEN

BACKROUND

• The comedic democrat was born May 21, 1951,St.Louis, Minnesota
• He graduated from Harvard in 1973.
• He met his wife while he was at Harvard, they had two children.
• He also has one grandchild.
• For 37 years, he served as head writer for Saturday Night Live.

SENATOR

• In 2008, he was elected to the senate
• He is a member of the democratic-farm-labor party
• He has been a senator for the past 5 years.
• He is a member of two comittees.
• The Indian Affairs Committee and Committee on the Judiciary

MINNESOTA DEMOGRAPHICS

• Population:5,379,139
• White: 86.5%
• Black:5.5%
• Asian or Other:10.3%

VOTING RECORD

• He presided over the vote to approve Sotommayor to be a justice to the supreme court.
• His first real legislation was the Service Dogs for Veterans act, passed unanimously
• He also approved the appointment of Elena Kagan to the surpeme court as well
• He was also a supporter of the Affordable Care act
• He also came up with financial plans to cause less demand on the people from the act

VOTING RECORD CON'T

• He may not have voted on alot of legislation but he has helped with financial plans
• These plans have kept businesses active and people from paying out of pocket on taxes.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Other than SNL, he has also worked on a radio show and has done stand up tours.
• In congress, hes notable made faces while another senator is talking about legislation he disagrees with