Gary Franks
DC, US
Searching for the Promised Land
When Congressman Gary A. Franks was elected to Congress in 1990 from Connecticut he made history as the first black Republican elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in nearly sixty years. As the first black of either party to get elected to an overwhelmingly white congressional district (only 5% black), he was also the first and only Republican voting member of the Congressional Black Caucus. The great grandson of a slave and son of a sixth-grade educated factory worker, Mr. Franks has learned to reach high goals despite many obstacles. He graduated from an Ivy League college (Yale University) is a professor at Georgetown University and a partner with a public affairs/government relations firm based in Washington, DC. , He was an executive for Fortune 500 companies, developed a successful real estate development firm and as an author, Franks received a six-figure advance from his publisher, HarperCollins, for his book "Searching for the Promised Land". Congressman Franks has appeared on a host of programs including Meet the Press, Face the Nation, 20/20, Larry King Live, Nightline, Today Show, BET, Crossfire and Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, and has been featured in many national magazines and newspapers including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post Style Section, L.A. Times, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Time Magazine, USA Weekend Magazine. Learn the principles that have helped Congressman Franks achieve these accomplishments. They could forever change your life for the better. PROGRAMS -Principals That Will Help You Climb Any Mountain
When Congressman Gary A. Franks was elected to Congress in 1990 from Connecticut he made history as the first black Republican elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in nearly sixty years. As the first black of either party to get elected to an overwhelmingly white congressional district (only 5% black), he was also the first and only Republican voting member of the Congressional Black Caucus. The great grandson of a slave and son of a sixth-grade educated factory worker, Mr. Franks has learned to reach high goals despite many obstacles. He graduated from an Ivy League college (Yale University) is a professor at Georgetown University and a partner with a public affairs/government relations firm based in Washington, DC. , He was an executive for Fortune 500 companies, developed a successful real estate development firm and as an author, Franks received a six-figure advance from his publisher, HarperCollins, for his book "Searching for the Promised Land". Congressman Franks has appeared on a host of programs including Meet the Press, Face the Nation, 20/20, Larry King Live, Nightline, Today Show, BET, Crossfire and Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, and has been featured in many national magazines and newspapers including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post Style Section, L.A. Times, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Time Magazine, USA Weekend Magazine. Learn the principles that have helped Congressman Franks achieve these accomplishments. They could forever change your life for the better. PROGRAMS -Principals That Will Help You Climb Any Mountain
2010