Al Franken will leave the Senate on Jan. 2

Sen. Al Franken.
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Al Franken's last day in the Senate will be Jan. 2, his spokesman announced Wednesday.

The Minnesota Democrat announced his resignation in early December, after multiple women accused him of making unwanted sexual advances and several of his fellow Democrats called on him to step down. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith has been tapped by Gov. Mark Dayton to replace Franken, and she will be sworn in on Jan. 3.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.