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: Experience: House: District 8, 2003-Present; Home State: Arizona; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $257,918Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Trent Franks

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Josephine; 2 Children: Joshua, Emily

Birth Date: 06/19/1957

Birth Place: Uravan, CO

Home City: Peoria, AZ

Religion: Baptist

Education

Attended, Ottawa University, 1989-1990

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present

Chair, Arizona Governor's Office for Children, Arizona State Cabinet, 1987

Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 1985-1987

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Judiciary, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Member, Armed Services Committee

Former Vice-Chair, Commerce Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Caucus on Fraud and Abuse

Member, Congressional Hispanic Conference

Chair, Constitution Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Member, Driving Under the Influence Caucus

Member, Education Freedom Caucus

Member, Executive Committee, Tom Lantos Congressional Human Rights Commission

Member, House Working Group on Judicial Accountability

Member, House Working Group on Waste, Fraud and Abuse

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Chair, Inter-Agency Study Committee on Children and AIDS

Co-Chair, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Co-Founder, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Co-Founder, Israel Allies Caucus

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Liberty Caucus

Member, Refugee Caucus

Member, Republican Study Committee

Former Chair, Sub-Committee on Child Protection and Family Preservation, Arizona State House of Representatives

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Chair, Voter Values Public Affairs Team, House Republican Conference

Professional Experience

Oil Field and Drilling Engineer

Former Executive Director, Arizona Family Research Institute

Former President, Children's Hope Scholarship Association

Director, Governor's Office for Children

Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Petroleum Corporation

President, Liberty Petroleum Corporation

Consultant, Strategic Consulting

President, Strategic Consulting

Owner, Strategic Consulting

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Chair, Arizona State Children's Cabinet

Former Chair, Childrens Hope Scholarship Foundation

Member, North Phoenix Baptist Church

Additional Information

Awards:

Taxpayer Hero, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

Presidential Citation, President of the Philippines

Champion of Property Rights, League of Private Property Voters

Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award, 60 Plus Association

Medicare Choices Leadership Award, Coalition for Medicare Choices, 2004

Spirit of Enterprise, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Constituent Communication Award, National Write Your Congressman

True Blue Award, Family Research Council

Copper Scissors Award, A.M.I.G.O.S.

Friend of Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation

Lawmaker of the Year, Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc., 2004

Thomas Jefferson Award, Food Distribution Industry

Small Business Advocate, Americans for Tax Reform

Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee

Legislative Achievement Award, Seniors Coalition

Friend of Education Award, Education Freedom Coalition

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 95

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/23/2008	H.Res.1140	Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.	04/23/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/23/2008	H.J.Res.67	Supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.	01/23/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
12/04/2007	H.Res.840	Calling for the protection of human rights and restoration of rule of law in Pakistan.	12/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/24/2007	H.Con.Res.139	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.	07/24/2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
06/25/2007	H.R.2376	Terrorism Prevention and Deterrence Act of 2007	06/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
06/13/2007	H.R.2706	Children's Hope Act of 2007	06/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/24/2007	H.R.2507	Seniors Financial Security Act of 2007	05/24/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/24/2006	H.Con.Res.396	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India.	05/24/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
11/18/2005	H.R.4400	Children's Hope Act of 2005	11/18/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/16/2005	H.J.Res.18	Recognizing the historic commitment of the United States to the recovery of and full accounting for Americans who are prisoners of war or in a missing status.	02/16/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/18/2004	H.R.2347	Children's Hope Act of 2003	03/18/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/18/2004	H.R.2234	Children's Hope Act of 2003	03/18/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
01/06/2004	H.R.3492	Veterans' Right to an Attorney Act of 2003	01/06/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. (All Actions)
09/09/2003	H.Res.343	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit service on the Committee on Appropriations to not more than three Congresses in a period of five successive Congresses.	09/09/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House. (All Actions)
06/05/2003	H.R.2346	Seniors Financial Security Act of 2003	06/05/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 2585

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.10	Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.1188	Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.883	Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2552	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
05/18/2017	H.R.2532	To realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.Res.319	Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promoting religious freedom globally, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2371	Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2476	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.
05/17/2017	H.Res.335	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
05/17/2017	H.R.1616	Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
05/17/2017	H.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2432	Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/11/2017	H.R.2405	Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

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