Statewide Iowa — Retired admiral Mike Franken says he raised more than $300,000 in January in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate.
Franken says he has raised more than 750-thousand in individual donations since launching his campaign last October and says that is a sign Iowans are tired of the divisiveness in government and this country.
Franken is from Sioux County and has a home in Sioux City. He says both Democrats and Republicans need to find ways to compromise on issues like President Biden’s build back better bill, which recently failed without support from all Democrats in the Senate.
Franken says one of the things he likes in the bill is expanding the electrical grid.
Franken served in various policy-making, strategy, and planning roles including Chief of Legislative Affairs for the Department of the Navy. He defends Biden, saying no one president has ever been responsible for a major swing in fuel prices and is optimistic inflation will come down and the economy will turn around this year.
Franken retired from military service as a three-star admiral in 2017.
