Franken’s New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory Over Coleman

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Now that he has won his seat in the United States Senate and will be sworn in next week, Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN) has officially been assigned office space on Capitol Hill — with some very special significance to it.

A Senate staffer has sent TPM this photo of Franken’s new office, complete with his name on the plaque outside the door:

It just so happens that Franken’s new office in the Hart Senate Office Building, Suite 320, previously belonged to none other than former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), who Franken narrowly defeated in this long and drawn out race.

Presumably the office was being kept vacant on the off-chance that Coleman might have won his lawsuit against the election results, and then he would have been able to return to it. In the end, somebody else from Minnesota will be moving in.

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