Al Franken rules out Senate run against Gillibrand, who led push to remove him
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5RC2S)
New York senator led moves to push Franken out as Minnesota senator over allegations of sexual misconduct
Al Franken on Sunday ruled out mounting a primary challenge to Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York senator who four years ago led calls for his resignation as a senator from Minnesota over allegations of sexual misconduct.
In a statement to Politico, Franken said: Yes, I miss the Senate but I'm not going to run against Kirsten Gillibrand."
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