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Trent Franks
Trent Franks

Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 2nd District of Arizona (map). The district takes in the entire northwestern corner of the state, including Kingman and Lake Havasu City, but most of its vote is cast in the Phoenix suburbs. from house. ... from house. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... Kingman is a city located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Lake Havasu City is a city located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Phoenix was incorporated as a city on February 5, 1881. ...


He was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town and now a Superfund site. He was educated at Ottawa University. Trent is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. While in the House, he served as Vice-Chairman of the House Commerce Committee and Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Child Protection and Family Preservation. Uravan was a town in western Montrose County, Colorado, now abandoned as a ghost town and Superfund site. ... Checking the status of a cleanup site Superfund is the common name for the United States environmental law that is officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 to 9675, which was enacted by the United States Congress on December 11... The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower legislative body for the State of Arizona. ...


In January of 1987, Trent was appointed by the Governor to head the Arizona Governor's Office for Children, which is a Cabinet level division of the Governor's office responsible for overseeing and coordinating state policy and programs for Arizona's children.


Trent served four and a half years as the Executive Director of the Arizona Family Research Institute, a non-profit organization associated with Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family for the purpose of advocating public policy to protect children and families in Arizona.


He was an assistant to Governor Evan Mecham. As executive director of the Arizona Family Research Institute, a right-wing think tank, he authored a bill to give a state income tax credit to help pay for private school tuition. He was also president of Liberty Petroleum Corporation, a small oil exploration company. This is a list of Governors of Arizona: See also Governors of Arizona Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Arizona ... Evan Mecham Evan Mecham (born May 12, 1924) was an American politician and the 19th governor of Arizona. ...



When 3rd District Congressman Bob Stump decided to retire after 13 terms, Franks entered the race to succeed him. The district had been renumbered the 2nd after redistricting gave Arizona two additional seats. He defeated Stump's chief of staff, Lisa Atkins, whom Stump had endorsed as his successor. In 2004, he faced unusually strong primary competition from the more moderate Rick Murphy, but eventually defeated him, setting him on track for reelection. Ironically, one of his colleagues in Congress is John Shadegg, who defeated Franks in the primary for the 4th District in 1994. Franks is a supporter of President Bush's Guest-Worker Program for Mexican Immigrants. Bob Stump (April 4, 1927 - June 20, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from Arizona. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Shadegg John Barden Shadegg (born October 22, 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 3rd District of Arizona (map). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


Trent Franks is currently Chairman of the Children's Hope Scholarship Foundation and a Republican Member of The United States Congress. He serves on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee, and is also a member of the Republican Study Committee, House Working Group on Judicial Accountability, House Working Group on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, the Congressional Hispanic Conference, the Liberty Caucus, the DUI Caucus, the Human Rights Caucus, the India Caucus, the Refugee Caucus, and the Education Freedom Caucus.

Arizona Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress
Senators John McCain (R), Jon Kyl (R)
Representative(s) Rick Renzi (R), Trent Franks (R), John B. Shadegg (R), Ed Pastor (D), J. D. Hayworth (R), Jeff Flake (R), Raúl M. Grijalva (D), Jim Kolbe (R)

Current Delegations: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY | AS DC GU PR VI Image File history File links Flag_of_Arizona. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, comprised of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician. ... This page is about the current Arizona Senator; for his father, a U.S. Representative from Iowa, see John Kyl; for an unrelated U.S. Representative from Mississippi, see John Kyle. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Rick Renzi Richard George Renzi (born June 11, 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 1st District of Arizona (map). ... John Shadegg John Barden Shadegg (born October 22, 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 3rd District of Arizona (map). ... Edward Lopez Pastor (born June 28, 1943), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 4th District of Arizona. ... J. D. Hayworth John D. J.D. Hayworth Jr. ... Jeff Flake (born December 31, 1962), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 6th District of Arizona (map). ... Raúl M. Grijalva (born February 19, 1948), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 7th District of Arizona. ... James Thomas Kolbe (born June 28, 1942) is an American politician. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Alabama. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Alaska. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Arizona. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Arkansas. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of California. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Colorado. ... 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Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 2nd District of Arizona (map).
Trent is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Trent served four and a half years as the Executive Director of the Arizona Family Research Institute, a non-profit organization associated with Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family for the purpose of advocating public policy to protect children and families in Arizona.
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