Al Franken will leave the Senate on Jan. 2

Sen. Al Franken. — (Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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 has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.