
Smith will fill Al Franken's senate seat.

Smith will fill Al Franken's senate seat.
Governor Mark Dayton appoints Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to serve as senator
Governor Mark Dayton announced on
December 13, that he will appoint Lieutenant
Governor Tina Smith to serve as United
States Senator for Minnesota. Smith will be
appointed to serve a one-year term in the Senate,
concluding in January 2019. Minnesotans
will choose a U.S. Senator to serve the remainder
of the term being vacated by Senator
Al Franken in a Special Election, which will
be held concurrently with the 2018 General
Election on November 6, 2018.
During her time as Lieutenant Governor,
Tina Smith has focused on building an economy
that works for all Minnesotans, and making
state government work better for the people
it serves. Tina helped expand paid parental
leave for Minnesota workers, crack down on
wage theft, combat the opioid crisis, and grow
Minnesota’s clean energy economy. Tina also
led efforts to enroll tens of thousands of children
in high-quality early learning programs,
expand access to high-speed internet in Greater
Minnesota, and expand access to jobs and
economic opportunity for all Minnesotans....