Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office
DEMOCRATIC
Former U.S. Senator · Minnesota
Al
Franken
Terms served
2
Senate
Years in Congress
8.5y
Since 2009
Bills sponsored
277
All time
Bills cosponsored
2018
All time
Current staff
0
Personal office
Career staff alumni
135
Distinct people
% with party
…
Voting record pending
Chapter I
Legislative Activity
Sponsored: 277 bills all time · Cosponsored: 2018 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.
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Chapter II
Committees
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Chapter III
Office & Staff
Current personal office roster · 0 staffers
Staff · 0
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Chapter IV
Staff Alumni
Former personal office staff · 131 staffers · 4 interns
Alumni staff · 131· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Aden-Wansbury | CHIEF OF STAFF | Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 9, 2015 | |
| Osman Ali Ahmed | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Ozman Ali Ahmed | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 5, 2015 to Mar 31, 2015 | |
| Thomas H. Albright | NORTHEAST FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Oct 30, 2011 to Sep 5, 2014 | |
| Mohammad H. Ali | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 1, 2013 to Nov 8, 2015 | |
| Myles J. Ambrose | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Aug 25, 2016 to Aug 30, 2016 | |
| Nathan J. Arch | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 16, 2012 | |
| Luna J. Allen Bakerian-Devane | DEPUTY SCHEDULER/OPERATIONS COORDINATOR | Nov 6, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Bruce C. Barnum | SOUTHERN MN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Dec 12, 2012 to Jan 5, 2015 | |
| Amanda Beaumont | EDUCATION POLICY ADVISOR | Feb 7, 2012 to Sep 29, 2013 | |
| Zoe C. Beck | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 8, 2012 | |
| Alvaro M. Bedoya | CHIEF COUNSEL | Feb 18, 2013 to Feb 22, 2013 | |
| Bidisha Bhattacharyya | SENIOR ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE ADVISOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011 | |
| Katherine A. Blauvelt | FIELD DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2011 to May 6, 2014 | |
| Jacquelyn Brustuen | ASSISTANT TO THE STATE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2011 to May 23, 2012 | |
| Greg W. Buhr | CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 1, 2015 | |
| Erica G. Cischke | HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR | Jan 12, 2015 to Oct 15, 2015 | |
| Alexander W. Cole | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Aug 17, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016 | |
| Amber E. Coleman | CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER | Oct 1, 2015 to Jan 27, 2016 | |
| David M. Cox | STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 7, 2012 | |
| Matthew Todd Croaston | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 15, 2014 | |
| Kristopher A. Dahl | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2012 to May 10, 2013 | |
| Michael T. Dale-Stein | PRESS SECRETARY | Oct 1, 2013 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Brett A. Van Derbosch | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Oct 1, 2015 to Aug 7, 2016 | |
| Lianne Meredith Naomi Endo | DEPUTY SCHEDULING DIRECTOR | Nov 17, 2014 to Mar 9, 2016 | |
| Amber N. English | CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER | Apr 1, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Timothy F. Everett | ECONOMIC/LABOR POLICY ADVISOR | Jan 7, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Daniel M. Fanning | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 3, 2011 | |
| Melissa D. Feld | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION | Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 16, 2011 | |
| Samuel Fellman | CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER | Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Alexandra F. Fetissoff | PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 3, 2014 | |
| Lisa A. Fobbe-Fraboni | CENTRAL MINNESOTA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | May 19, 2011 to Jun 9, 2015 | |
| Rachel D. Friedlander-Holm | DEPUTY STATE SCHEDULER | May 24, 2012 to Apr 18, 2013 | |
| Matthew J. Fuehrmeyer | COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR | Jan 4, 2013 to Mar 4, 2014 | |
| Michael A. Gaffin | NE/MW COALITION LEGISLATION DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 17, 2014 | |
| Diane Mary Gerten | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 3, 2012 to Jun 14, 2015 | |
| Mary R. Gilbertson | STAFF ASSISTANT-CONSTITUENT SERVICES | Jul 26, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Samuel D. Ginsberg | CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER | Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 7, 2014 | |
| Heather L. Grab | STAFF ASSISTANT | Sep 1, 2014 to Nov 7, 2014 | |
| Valerie J. Gravseth | NW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2015 | |
| Joshua R. Gronholz | STAFF ASSISTANT | Aug 22, 2013 to Sep 2, 2013 | |
| Shemeko Nan Lee Hang | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 14, 2011 | |
| Leigh H. Hartman | NEW MEDIA COORDINATOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 15, 2012 | |
| Matthew C. Hayward | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Oct 1, 2014 to Feb 17, 2016 | |
| Brian T. Heenan | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Aug 15, 2011 to Oct 16, 2013 | |
| Margaret G. Henderson | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 1, 2015 to Oct 15, 2015 | |
| Jared D. Hoffman | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Jun 23, 2015 to Jul 10, 2017 | |
| Emily A. Hogin | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT / ASSISTANT TO LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2012 to Aug 2, 2013 | |
| Elaina A. Houser | ASSISTANT TO CHIEF OF STAFF | Oct 1, 2012 to Oct 1, 2012 | |
| Leslie Hylton | SENIOR JUDICIARY COUNSEL | Oct 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Cheniqua L. Johnson | STAFF ASSISTANT | Aug 28, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015 | |
| Christine L. Johnson | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012 | |
| David S. Jonas | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 8, 2011 | |
| Alan R. Juhnke | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 3, 2016 | |
| Michelle P. Karon | STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 23, 2012 to Jun 4, 2013 | |
| Hannah Katch | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 17, 2014 | |
| Lisbeth S. Kaufman | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Oct 1, 2011 to May 10, 2013 | |
| Ayianna Alicia Kennerly | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AND CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Oct 1, 2011 to Jun 19, 2014 | |
| Marc K. Kimball | DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS | Apr 1, 2012 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Kathryn Joy Kottenbrock | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Mar 30, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Kathryn E. Kramer | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2012 to Apr 19, 2013 | |
| Erin E. Kurvers | STAFF ASSISTANT | Mar 29, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Miranda Carrie Morgan Lilla | DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR/CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Michelle Sarah Liszt | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Jul 26, 2011 to Jul 30, 2011 | |
| Andrew C. Littman | CHIEF OF STAFF | Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 6, 2011 | |
| Jeffrey D. Lomonaco | CHIEF OF STAFF | Apr 1, 2015 to Nov 2, 2017 | |
| Stuart B. Lourey | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT/ASSISTANT TO THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Nicole Ly | CONSTITUENT REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 12, 2015 | |
| Brein R. Maki | SOUTHERN MN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Mar 13, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Peter D. Makowski | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Susannah M. Marshall | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Oct 1, 2015 to Jul 5, 2016 | |
| Tara Nicole Mazer | DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 4, 2016 | |
| Katherine A. McElrath | DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR/ PRESS ASSISTANT | Sep 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Thomas G. Melton | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Feb 3, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Samantha A. Mills | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Mar 10, 2014 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Miranda Carrie Morgan | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 31, 2014 | |
| Molly Morrissey | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Julia T. Nash | STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 25, 2011 to Aug 5, 2012 | |
| Janet E. Nelson | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Ali Nouri | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Molly M. Oleary | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Benjamin C. Olinsky | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Apr 25, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012 | |
| Lord-Ahli Omega | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | Aug 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Sherry E. Orbach | SENIOR EDUCATION COUNSEL | Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 18, 2011 | |
| Andrew L. Osborne | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2016 to Aug 9, 2017 | |
| Andrew L. Osbourne | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Oct 17, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014 | |
| Carson A. Ouellette | NORTHWEST MINNESOTA REGIONAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | May 18, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Amanda Y. Perez | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2014 to Oct 11, 2015 | |
| Peter P. Perez | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION | Apr 2, 2012 to Jun 23, 2017 | |
| Alana Petersen | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & STATE ADVISOR | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Jason B. Phelps | STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 15, 2011 | |
| Stephanie Lois Potter | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 14, 2011 | |
| Aleysha R. Proctor | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION | Nov 14, 2011 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Joseph Cork Quirin | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012 | |
| Ryan C. Redfield | CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 8, 2012 | |
| Emily Riff | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Oct 17, 2011 to Jul 19, 2013 | |
| Joshua Riley | COUNSEL | Sep 12, 2011 to Sep 21, 2014 | |
| Susan E. Rohol | COUNSEL | Feb 18, 2013 to Feb 22, 2013 | |
| Adam N. Rosenberg | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jul 7, 2014 to Jul 7, 2015 | |
| M. Rousseau | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Oct 1, 2013 to Nov 1, 2015 | |
| Melissa Kay Safford | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Apr 25, 2011 to Nov 25, 2011 | |
| Shelly Schafer | DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2012 to Jun 23, 2017 | |
| Tess Anna Van Schepen | DEPUTY STATE SCHEDULER/ASSISTANT TO THE STATE DIRECTOR | Mar 29, 2016 to Sep 19, 2017 | |
| Adam D. Schiff | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Feb 16, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Deann M. Schloesser | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 8, 2011 | |
| Brynna E. Schmidt | SCHEDULER | Oct 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| John A. Schnettler | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Alex B. Schueller | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Sep 3, 2014 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Jacob P. Schwitzer | FIELD DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Gohar Sedighi | SENIOR EDUCATION POLICY ADVISOR/DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Edward C. Shelleby | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Blaise M. Sheridan | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR ENERGY AND ENVIROMENT | Aug 21, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Sara Jo Silvernail | STATE DIRECTOR & STATE SCHEDULER | Apr 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Charlotte S. Slaiman | LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Jul 26, 2011 to Aug 5, 2011 | |
| Bethany L. Snyder | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 16, 2014 | |
| Daniel Mark Solomon | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Sep 6, 2011 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Elizabeth M. Soltis | DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 21, 2013 | |
| Elizabeth G. Sukut | STAFF ASSISTANT | Feb 22, 2016 to Mar 19, 2017 | |
| Paula J. Sunde | AG/ENERGY/ENU FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Feb 12, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Charles S. Sutton | FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Jun 12, 2014 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Katherine J. Topinka | CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 24, 2012 | |
| Thomas Trehus | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jul 11, 2013 to Jul 4, 2014 | |
| Theodore C. Tschann | SPECIAL ASSISTANT | Mar 23, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Jennings P. Undlin | STAFF ASSISTANT | Sep 12, 2016 to Dec 17, 2017 | |
| Kyle C. Vanderflute | NORTHEAST FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Sep 11, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Debra K. Wallace | CENTRAL MINNESOTA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 15, 2011 | |
| Michael J. Waske | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Feb 20, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Michael Bernard Weiss | DEPUTY SCHEDULER | Feb 20, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Elizabeth M. Wikler | HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR | Oct 10, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Rachel A. Wilensky | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Oct 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2017 | |
| Nicholas J. Wunder | SENIOR JUDICIARY COUNSEL | Oct 1, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018 |
Alumni interns · 4· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elyse A. Johnson | STAFF ASSISTANT / INTERN COORDINATOR | Oct 25, 2013 to Sep 1, 2015 | |
| Florkime S. Paye | STAFF ASSISTANT/INTERN COORDINATOR | Oct 13, 2015 to Jun 9, 2016 | |
| Saran Sidime | STAFF ASSISTANT/INTERN COORDINATOR | Jul 11, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | |
| Adam L. Yust | STAFF ASSISTANT / INTERN COORDINATOR | Apr 1, 2012 to Jun 23, 2013 |
Chapter V
Travel & Disclosures
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Chapter VI
Tenure
Member terms in Congress.
Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 2, 2018
Senate · Minnesota
Democratic
2015
Jul 7, 2009 to Jan 3, 2015
Senate · Minnesota
Democratic
2009
Career compensation across 2 roles · $1,175,466 total tracked.