COMEDIAN FRANKEN TO BECOME US SENATE CANDIDATE

Last updated: Friday, February 2, 2007

COMEDIAN FRANKEN TO BECOME US SENATE CANDIDATE

Former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast member AL FRANKEN is running for the US Senate from Minnesota in 2008.

Al Franken at Conservative Political Action Conference 2005. Washington DC, USA - 2005

A senior Democratic official from Minnesota confirmed that the comedian has decided to run for office, but he has not made an official announcement yet.

The 55-year-old has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their advice on his candidacy.

He announced this week (BEG29JAN07) that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on 14 February (07) and told listeners he would be making a decision soon.

Franken would take on Republican NORM COLEMAN, a first-term senator who is among the Democrats' top targets.

In addition to his work on Saturday Night Live, he has also written several best-selling books combining humour and politics.

Source: WENN

| Friday, February 2, 2007

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