Trent Franks
Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957) is a former American politician and businessman. He was the U.S. representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Trent Franks | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – December 8, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Stump (Redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Lesko |
| Constituency | 2nd district (2003–2013) 8th district (2013–2017) |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office January 1985 – January 1987 Serving with Debbie McCune Davis | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Davis[1] |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Raymond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1957 Montrose County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Franks (m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
In December 2017, the House Ethics Committee announced that it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Franks.[2] Franks had repeatedly asked two female staffers to have his children as surrogate mothers.[3][4][5][6] After he resigned on December 7, 2017, U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan said the investigation found the claims to be "credible".[7]
References
- "Our Campaigns – AZ State House 20 Race – Nov 06, 1984".
- Lee, MJ; Walsh, Deirdre; Summers, Juana; Watkins, Eli (December 7, 2017). "Arizona GOP Rep. Trent Franks to resign following sexual harassment claim". CNN.
- Rogers, Katie (December 8, 2017). "Trent Franks, Accused of Offering $5 Million to Aide for Surrogacy, Resigns". New York Times.
- DeBonis, Mike (December 8, 2017). "Rep. Trent Franks offered $5 million to aide to bear his child, resigns amid inquiry". Washington Post.
- Linderman, Juliet (December 9, 2017). "Ex-aide: Rep. Franks offered $5m to carry his child". Associated Press.
- Bade, Rachael; Sherman, Jake (December 8, 2017). "Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them". Politico.
- Ryan, Paul (December 7, 2017). "Statement from the Office of the Speaker". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017.
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