Former Republican U.S.
representative for Arizona's 8th
congressional district from 2003 to 2017
(numbered as the 2nd district from 2003 to
2013). He opposed the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, saying "the thought of
Americans' health care decisions being put
into the hands of an unimaginably large
bureaucracy is a frightening prospect." In
September 2009, he called President Barack
Obama an "enemy of humanity" with his
spokesperson later clarifying the remarks
were in response to Obama's position on
abortion. During the 2008 campaign, Franks
stated that he is skeptical about global
warming and other commonly accepted theories
supported by the scientific community. He
opposes same-sex marriage. Franks opposes
gun control. The interest group Gun Owners
of America has given Franks high approval
ratings. In 2011, he voted to pass the
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. In
December 2017, two of Franks' former aides
accused him of sexually harassing them by
pushing them to serve as surrogate mothers
for his wife. In response, the House Ethics
Committee announced that it would
investigate allegations of sexual harassment
against Franks.
"House Speaker Paul
Ryan’s office released a statement saying
that Ryan was briefed on “credible claims of
misconduct” last week and that Franks did
not deny the allegations when he was
confronted with them. The Wisconsin
Republican said he accepted the letter of
resignation Thursday."
"This Republican Congressman has
absolutely no problem with a
foreign country committing
cyber-espionage — well, at least
as long as it's targeting the
Democrats."
"Members of the" (Republican)
"Congressional Western Caucus, including U.S. Rep.
Paul Gosar, the chair, and Reps. Andy Biggs and
Trent Franks, all Arizona Republicans, joined
several other for their party in calling on Interior
Secretary Ryan Zinke to rescind the declarations of
the monuments, which were established by previous
presidents."
"Republican Rep. Trent
Franks said if the Russian cyber spies
successfully hacked into the computers of
Hillary Clinton and Democrats and made the
most embarrassing aspects of that
information public did so to support the
election of Donald Trump, they were
performing a public service."
Question
4: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.*
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
9: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
H
Amdt
1128
- Vote
to adopt
an
amendment
to HR
5055
that
prohibits
the use
of funds
in
violation
of an
executive
order
that
prohibits
government
contractors
from
discriminating
based on
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity.
Position Sought:
U.S.
House of
Representatives
CD-1
Question
3: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible.
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
4: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.*
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
8: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.
"During a House
Judiciary hearing on his abortion bill
Wednesday, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said
that he opposes an exemption for rape
victims because “the incidence of rape
resulting in pregnancy are very low.”
The measure passed
unanimously through the Senate, but 67
Republican members of the House of
Representatives voted "no" to assisting
people who were left, at best, powerless or
homeless by a hurricane in November.
Jan. 4, 2013
H
Amdt
1416
- Vote
to adopt
an
amendment
to HR
5856
that
prohibits
the use
of funds
appropriated
by the
Department
of
Defense
Appropriations
Act of
2013
from
being
used to
contravene
the
Defense
of
Marriage
Act.
Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-8
Question
3: Amending the United States
Constitution to define marriage
as the union of one man and one
woman.
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
8:
Adding
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
nondiscrimination
law.
Candidates'
Position: Oppose
Question
13: Repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which states that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and declares states do not have to recognize same-sex marriage from other states.
"He served two years,
1985-1987 in the Arizona House of
Representatives and came in third in a
reelection bid after he was reportedly
discovered having sex with a man inside the
Capitol. "
Mar. 8, 2011
H
Amdt 672
- Vote
to adopt
an
amendment
to HR
5136
that
repeals,
after
military
review
and
certification,
the
Department
of
Defense's
policy
of
prohibiting
individuals
from
serving
in the
armed
forces
if they
engage
in
homosexual
activity
or have
acknowledged
that
they are
homosexual
or
bisexual
("Don't
Ask,
Don't
Tell").
Position Sought:
United
States
Representative
CD-2
Question 5:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as between only one man and one woman.
Candidates' Position:
Support
Question 8:
Protecting healthcare workers from being required to perform procedures that violate their moral or religious beliefs.*
Candidates' Position:
Support
Question 10:
Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in discrimination law.
Candidates' Position:
Oppose
Question 14:
Repealing the federal Defense of
Marriage Act, which states that
marriage is the union of one man
and one woman and declares
states do not have to recognize
same-sex marriage from other
states.
"Arizona Congressman
Trent Franks told blogger Mike Stark that
African Americans were much better off under
slavery."
Feb. 26, 2010
Center
for
Arizona
Policy
2008 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates
Position Sought:
United States
Representative CD-2
Question
6:
Amending the United
States
Constitution
to
define
marriage
as the
union of
one man
and one
woman.
Candidates'
Position:
Support
Question
7:
Repealing the federal
Defense
of
Marriage
Act
which
states
marriage
is the
union of
one man
and one
woman
and
declares
states
do not
have to
recognize
same-sex
marriages
from
other
states.
Candidates'
Position:
Oppose
Question
9:
Adding “sexual orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
antidiscrimination
law.
Candidates'
Position:
Oppose
Question
10:
Expanding federal “hate
crime”
laws to
include
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression.”
Candidates'
Position:
Oppose
*
This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy".
HR
3685
- Vote
to pass
a bill
that
amends
the
federal
Civil
Rights
Act to
prohibit
employers
from
discriminating
on the
basis of
actual
or
perceived
sexual
orientation.
Highlights:
Prohibits
employers
from
discriminating
against
any
employee
in
respect
to the
conditions
and
privileges
of
employment
based on
the
employee's
actual
or
perceived
sexual
orientations
(Sec.
4).
Makes it
unlawful
for a
labor
organization
or a
training
program
to
discriminate
against
anyone
based
on the
individual's
actual
or
perceived
sexual
orientation
(Sec.
4).
Forbids
employment
agencies
from
refusing
to refer
a worker
based on
that
worker's
actual
or
H J
Res 88 -
Vote to
pass a
joint
resolution
proposing
a
constitutional
amendment
providing
that
marriage
in the
U.S.
consists
only of
the
union of
a man
and a
woman,
and
federal
and
state
constitutions
can not
be
construed
to
require
marriage
or legal
incidents
of
marriage
be
conferred
in other
unions.
Highlights:
Prohibits individual
states from
recognizing marital
status and/or legal
benefits from any
other
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