Gary A. Franks (b. February 9, 1953) was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...

Franks was born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1975. He served as a member of the Waterbury, Connecticut board of aldermen from 1986-1990. Franks was an unsuccessful candidate for comptroller of Connecticut in 1986. He was elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1997). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996 and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1998. Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford on the Naugatuck River. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yale redirects here. ...

Franks was notable as one of two African-American Republican members of the U.S. House in the 1990's; the other being J.C. Watts from Oklahoma. In his 1990 election Franks defeated former 6th District congressman Toby Moffett whom Franks portrayed as a carpetbagger too liberal to represent the conservative 5th District. Franks won in a three way election in 1992 when the Democrats split between endorsed candidate Judge James Lawlor, a moderate from Waterbury, and Connecticut Party candidate Lynn Taborsak, a labor-liberal candidate from Danbury. James H. Maloney, then the Democratic state senator from Danbury, challenged Franks in 1994 and received 46% of the vote. An African American (also Afro-American or Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to sub-saharan Africa. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Julius Caesar J.C. Watts (born November 18, 1957) is a former Representative from Oklahoma in the U.S. Congress. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Danbury is the name of some places in the United States of America and England: Danbury, Connecticut - by far the largest city with this name Danbury, Essex Danbury, New Hampshire Danbury, North Carolina Danbury, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... James H. Maloney (born September 17, 1948) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. ...

Maloney ran again in 1996 and benefitted from the coattails of President Bill Clinton's strong showing in Connecticut. Franks was intending to run for the Senate in 1998 and may have assumed his incumbency was secure, as he spent much of the year on a book tour. The 1996 House race did not focus on ideology. Rather, Maloney relentlessly attacked Franks for personal business practices alleging Franks was a Waterbury slumlord, utilizing the now famous "rat ad". Maloney won the rematch in 1996. Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born...

Franks did challenge Senator Chris Dodd in 1998 but his campaign attracted little attention and Dodd was re-elected handily. Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944), is an American politician. ...

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