Alan Franken
Democrat
MN
Senator
Last year in office: 2018
Alan Franken is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Franken first took office in Congress in 2009 and left office in 2018.
Alan Franken: Voting Record & Political Positions
Alan Franken's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 159 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1868, 50 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Alan Franken Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Alan Franken Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (2017-12-20) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Not Voting on “Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.” (2017-12-07) — Joint Resolution Passed
- Yea on “Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015” (2016-12-07) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Nay on “Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015” (2016-01-06) — Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018” (2017-11-14) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yea on “Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (2017-07-27) — Bill Passed