Trent Franks Quotes

I've always been a conservative first.

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.

We have to have somebody that will express conservative views, of course, and I'm looking for somebody that is very Reaganesque. Someone that can reach all aspects of our voting population here in America.

I'm an independent conservative. And what I mean by that - when I think we're right, I'm with us all the way, and I am a conservative. And I think my record reflects that.

I said after 2006 that Republicans didn't just lose our majority, we lost our way. I mean, our party walked away from the principles that men in our national governing majority first in 1980 and again in 1994, and the American people walked away from us.

I am a Republican because of my military background, my pro-life beliefs, my support for the Second Amendment, and my belief that government should not grow excessively.

Actually, I consider myself to be pretty politically conservative.

I'm a conservative Republican.

The Republican party should have learned its lesson -- that it must be a conservative party.

We’re in a world now where the Republicans have a brand: “No Taxes”. It’s as much a part of their ideology as right to life is for Catholic bishops.

I believe in a core set of fundamental Republican values.

I'm a big-tent Republican.

I support anyone who supports what's in the Republican platform, which includes support for traditional marriage.

I lined up with the Republicans because they were antitax, and I wanted to make a lot of money.

Romney has adopted almost every position conservatives want their candidate to espouse: He's pro-life, he wants to repeal ObamaCare, he wants to cut taxes and cut the federal budget, and he wants an unapologetic foreign policy dedicated to the proposition that this too will be the American century.

Here's why I cannot vote for Rudy Giuliani. He's pro-abortion. He's never repudiated gay marriage in New York City or at least the civil unions in New York City. He's called a champion of gay rights. Rudy is opposed to school choice. He's in favor of open borders.

I like Ronald Reagan, who didn't play crass politics, and he just articulated and delivered on broad themes that were needed. Free markets meant free markets. Deregulation. Lower tax rates. Strong national defense. And he was credible and believable.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.

I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.

I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.

I'm instinctively a Conservative.

I consider myself a Republican.