Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Arizona's 2nd congressional district (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.
Franks was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town. He was born with a cleft lip and palate, and has said that doctor...
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Trent Franks (born June 19, 1957) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Arizona's 2nd congressional district (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.
Franks was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town. He was born with a cleft lip and palate, and has said that doctors after his birth initially gave his parents little hope for his long-term survival. Franks underwent nine operations altogether, the first when he was two-and-a-half weeks old.
Franks graduated from Briggsdale High School in Colorado in 1976. From 1989 to 1990, he attended the Arizona campus of Ottawa University.
In September 2004, Franks told Franchising World that he had been a small business owner for more than 25 years.
Franks moved from Texas to Arizona in 1981. In 1984, while working as an engineer for an oil and gas royalty-purchasing...
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