Biography:

Trent Franks was born in Uravan, Colo. He has studied at the Center for Constitutional Studies in Utah and at Ottawa University. Franks is a small business owner, consultant and oil field and drilling engineer.

Franks was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987, where he served as Vice Chairman of the House Commerce Committee and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Child Protection and Family Preservation.

In 1987, he was appointed by former Arizona Governor Evan Mecham to head the Arizona Governor's Office for Children. Franks served more than four years as the Executive Director of the Arizona Family Research Institute, a non-profit organization that deals with public policy to protect children and families in Arizona.

Franks is chairman of the Children's Hope Scholarship, which allows individuals to contribute to a scholarship fund while getting a dollar for dollar reduction in their income state taxes.

Franks resides in Glendale, Ariz. He is married.

Past Campaigns:

Trent Franks won a seat in the House in 2002, winning 59 percent of the vote. It was his second bid for Congress. He was defeated by John Shadegg in the U.S. House primaries in 1994.

Franks was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987.

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