Franks, Gary, 1953-

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Personal name heading	Franks, Gary, 1953- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1953-02-09
Place of birth	Waterbury (Conn.)
Affiliation	Yale University Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupation	Businesspeople Legislators
Found in	His The role of black conservative leaders in the 1990s, 1991: t.p. (Gary Franks; Congressman from the 5th District of Connecticut) Cong. Staff Dir., 1991: p. 421 (Gary A. Franks, b. Feb. 9, 1953 in Waterbury, CT) African American National Biography, accessed January 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Franks, Gary; US representative, entrepreneur; born 09 February 1953 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States; completed Sacred Heart High School, a Catholic school located in the heart of Waterbury, Connecticut (1971); graduated with bachelor of arts from Yale University (1975); management trainee for the Continental Can Company (1976); started own real estate firm and bought buildings around Connecticut developing reputation as successful entrepreneur; involved in politics and Connecticut's Republican Party with support from John Rowland, a white Republican politician from Connecticut (1983); won a seat on the Waterbury Republican Town Committee; elected to Connecticut's 5th District, gaining national prominence as the first black congressman from the state (1991-1996); concerned with affirmative action, racial gerrymandering, the leadership within the Nation of Islam, and the Million Man March)