Franken Names Chief of Staff
Al Franken is certainly behaving as if it’s inevitable that he’ll eventually be seated as Minnesota’s junior senator. This morning the Democrat tapped
Jul 31, 202055.1K Shares1.9M Views
Al Franken is certainly behaving as if it’s inevitable that he’ll eventually be seated as Minnesota’s junior senator. This morning the Democrat tapped Capitol Hill veteran Drew Littman to be his chief of staff in Washington.
Littman has previously served as policy director for Sen. Barbara Boxer and as the top staff member of the House Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation. He’s also run his own lobbying firm, Littman Associates, and taught at American University.
“With Drew leading our team, I know that my office will be able to uphold the Minnesota tradition of excellent and responsive constituent service,” Franken said in a statement announcing the move. “With his years of experience and his expertise in helping new senators hit the ground running, Drew has become a trusted advisor and a valuable resource as I prepare to take office.”
This is the second major personnel move that Franken has made since a three-judge panel determined that he won the senate election by 312 votes. Last week he picked Alana Peterson, a veteran of Rep. Jim Oberstar’s (D-Minn.) office, to be his state director.
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