Trent Franks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Trent Franks
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1957(1957-06-19)
Age	67
Birthplace	Colorado
Country	United States
Birth City	Colorado
Horoscope	Gemini

Trent Franks Biography

Trent Franks is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 19, 1957 in Colorado, Colorado, United States. Republican politician who became the U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 8th congressional district in 2003.

In 1996 he served as a consultant to conservative activist Pat Buchanan‘s presidential campaign.

For his first five terms, Franks represented a vast district encompassing most of northwestern Arizona. While the district appeared rural, the bulk of its population was in the West Valley, which had dominated the district since it was drawn into what was then the 3rd in 1967. The district appeared to be gerrymandered because of a narrow tendril connecting the Hopi reservation to the rest of the district. However, due to longstanding disputes between the Hopi and Navajo, it had long been believed the two tribes should be in separate districts.

Franks was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town which is now a ghost town. Franks is the son of Juanita and Edward Taylor Franks. He was born with a cleft lip and palate. After his parents separated, Franks took care of his younger siblings. While his parents took financial responsibility, he took on a leadership role at home. Franks graduated from Briggsdale High School in Colorado in 1976. After high school, Franks bought a drilling rig and moved to Texas to drill wells with his best friend and his younger brother. He moved to Arizona in 1981, where he continued to drill wells.

He has two children with his wife Josephine.

Trent Franks Net Worth

Trent Franks is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Trent Franks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After high school he bought a drilling rig and moved to Texas and later to Arizona to drill wells.

He is a staunch advocate against online poker and in 2006, he cosponsored the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act that would prohibit online gambling on a federal level.

Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957) is a former American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The 8th district, numbered as the 2nd District from 2003 to 2013, is located in the West Valley portion of the Valley of the Sun and includes Glendale, Surprise, Sun City, Peoria and part of western Phoenix.

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Who is Trent Franks Dating?

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Proponents of the bill included Gila River Indian Community Gov. Gregory Mendoza, who was in favor of the bill because he believes that the compact not to build more casinos needs to be respected. The Tohono O’odham Nation argues that federal rules allows casinos on reservation land created after October 17, 1988 if they are part of a settlement of a land claim. The Nation claims the West Valley land is partial replacement to settle a claim for the 10,000 acres (40 km) of its lands that were flooded as a result of the construction of the Painted Rock Dam on the Gila River.

Facts & Trivia

Trent Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Trent Franks celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

In 1992, when Franks was chairman of Arizonans for Common Sense, one of the organization’s efforts was a constitutional amendment on the November 1992 ballot to “protect most preborn children in Arizona from abortion on demand”. The initiative lost, getting about 35 percent of the votes cast.