 Franken met his wife , <unk> Bryson , in his first year of college . In 2005 , they moved to Minneapolis , Minnesota . Together they have two children . Their daughter <unk> has degrees from Harvard and the French Culinary Institute , and she is director of extended learning at DC Prep , an organization in Washington that manages charter schools . Their son Joseph works in the finance industry . Franken is a second cousin of the late actor Steve Franken known for his appearances in the television series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis . In 2013 , Franken received the Stewart B. McKinney award for his work to fight homelessness . 
