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 .
In December 2017, the House Ethics Committee announced that it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Franks.[ 2] surrogate mothers .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Paul Ryan said the investigation found the claims to be "credible".[ 7]
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↑ "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.
