Article 5RC2S Al Franken rules out Senate run against Gillibrand, who led push to remove him

Al Franken rules out Senate run against Gillibrand, who led push to remove him

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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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