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Trent Franks, Republican

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Uravan, CO (06/19/1957)
Home city: Glendale, AZ

Education: Attended, Ottawa University, 1989-1990.

Profession: Founder/Executive Director, Arizona Family Research Institute Director, Arizona Governor's Office for Children President, Children's Hope Scholarship Association President/Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Petroleum Corporation Oil Field and Drilling Engineer Small Business Owner Consultant, President, Strategic Consulting.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-present Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives.

Membership: Member, Anti-Terrorism Caucus Director, Arizona Governor's Office for Children Member, Congressional Caucus on Fraud and Abuse Member, Congressional Hispanic Conference Member, Education Freedom Caucus Vice-Chair, House Commerce Committee Chair, House Republican Conference Voter Values Public Affairs Team Chair, House Sub-Committee on Child Protection and Family 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, Arizona State Government Co Founder, Israel Allies Caucus Member, Liberty Caucus Member, Republican Study Committee. Past Executive Director, Arizona Family Research Institute Member, North Phoenix Baptist Church.

First elected: 11/05/2002
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Wife: Josephine.


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Tuition-aid benefits wealthy families, raises worry

Arizona Republic 8.1.09 12:00 AM | An Arizona Republic analysis found that the state program is not helping the poor as is intended.
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Air Force decision will give Luke more rivals for F-35

Arizona Republic 8.1.09 12:00 AM | The U.S. Air Force is looking at additional criteria as it reopens the selection process to all air bases as possible sites to train pilots on the F-35 Lightning II.
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GOP to propose alternative financial overhaul

The Hill 7.22.09 1:54 PM | House Republicans plan to unveil on Thursday their answer to Democratic efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system.
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Arizona Daily Star 6.21.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — Here's how Arizona members of Congress voted in the week ending June 19.
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War-funding bill, with add-ons, OK'd after partisan tussle

Arizona Daily Star 6.17.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — War-funding legislation survived a fierce partisan battle in the House on Tuesday, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money they would need for military...
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Mum lawmakers to weigh in on murders

The Hill 6.6.09 8:50 AM | Members of Congress will weigh in next week on two politically-charged murders that they have been wary of commenting about.
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Arizona politicians mum on Coyotes move

Arizona Republic 6.6.09 8:00 AM | U.S. senators in New York have been rallying for the Phoenix Coyotes to stay in Glendale.
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Arizona Daily Star 5.24.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — Here's how area members of Congress voted last week.
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Arizona Daily Star 5.17.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — Here's how area members of Congress voted last week.
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Tucson company is AZ's 'outstanding small manufacturer'

Arizona Daily Star 5.16.09 12:00 AM | Universal Avionics Systems Corp. wins the 2009 award from the Arizona Manufacturers Council.
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