Members of Congress / Bob Franks
Biographical InformationFRANKS, Robert Douglas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., September 21, 1951; attended public schools; B.A., DePauw University, 1973; J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1976; newspaper owner; executive director for the New Jersey gubernatorial election campaign of Raymond H. Bateman, 1977; consultant to the campaign committees of United States Representative James A. Courter of New Jersey, 1978, and Governor Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey, 1981; campaign manager for United States Representative James A. Courter of New Jersey, 1982, and United States Representative Dean A. Gallo of New Jersey, 1984; member, New Jersey assembly, 1980-1993; chairman, New Jersey Republican Party, 1988-1992; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2001); was not a candidate in 2000 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2001. (Source.) More coverage of Bob Franks on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 106th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 7), Republican.
Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 603: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 602: H J RES 128: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 601: H J RES 127: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 600: H J RES 126: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 599: S 1761: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 598: S 3137: James Madison Commemoration Commission Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 597: H R 4986: Foreign Sales Corporation (Fcs) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 596: S 1972: Conveyance of Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, Colorado | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 595: S 2594: Carriage of Nonproject Water by the Mancos Project, Colorado | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 594: S 2796: Water Resources Development Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 593: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 592: H J RES 123: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 591: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 590: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 589: H CON RES 397: Voicing Concern About Serious Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Most States of Central Asia | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 588: On Hour of Meeting | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 587: H J RES 122: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 586: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 585: H J RES 121: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 584: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by Bob Franks
