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Michael Franken
Retired US Navy officer (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Thane Franken (born November 8, 1957) is an American retired United States Navy vice admiral.[1] His final posting was as deputy director of military operations for the United States Africa Command. Franken was a Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, but lost the June 2 primary to Theresa Greenfield. Franken was the Democratic nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa, which he lost to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.
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Mike Franken | |
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Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | |
In office January 15, 2015 – September 5, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Kelly McKeague |
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Born | Michael Thane Franken (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 66) Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Jordan Franken (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
Website | Campaign website |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1978–2017 |
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Commands | Task Group 152.0 Destroyer Squadron 28 USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
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