Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor 'Could Replace Al Franken'
Al Franken
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith  has reportedly been tipped to takeover a Senate seat after  Al Franken  announced  his  resignation amid multiple sexual harassment allegations.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune said Thursday that  Smith  was the likeliest choice to replace  Franken . It cited an unnamed high-ranking Democrat source.
If  selected  Smith  would be the 22nd woman currently in the Senate  a new record for Capitol Hill and the first female appointment to come in the wake of sexual harassment scandals rocking Washington this year. However  Gov. Mark Dayton said in a statement that he has not yet decided on who would serve as the caretaker of the Senate spot.
 Franken  faced a mounting chorus of calls for  his  exit after the seventh woman came forward with a sexual assault allegation on Wednesday  accusing the former comedian of forcibly kissing her.  Franken  has denied some of the allegations against  him   but announced on Thursday that  he  would resign in the “coming weeks.”
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith  has reportedly been tipped to takeover a Senate seat after  [TGT]announced  [TGT]  resignation amid multiple sexual harassment allegations.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune said Thursday that  Smith  was the likeliest choice to replace  [TGT] . It cited an unnamed high-ranking Democrat source.
If  selected  Smith  would be the 22nd woman currently in the Senate  a new record for Capitol Hill and the first female appointment to come in the wake of sexual harassment scandals rocking Washington this year. However  Gov. Mark Dayton said in a statement that he has not yet decided on who would serve as the caretaker of the Senate spot.
 [TGT]faced a mounting chorus of calls for  [TGT]  exit after the seventh woman came forward with a sexual assault allegation on Wednesday  accusing the former comedian of forcibly kissing her.  [TGT]has denied some of the allegations against  [TGT]   but announced on Thursday that  [TGT]  would resign in the “coming weeks.”