Alexander Franklin

Alexander Paul Franklin is an American politician that is currently representing the Sixteenth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives and is serving his second term as Speaker of the House. District Sixteen encompasses the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. He has formerly served as Wyoming's Secretary of State and Ohio's Lieutenant Governor as well as President/CEO of Franklin Industries. He has served as a Representative since the 2024-2028 term under the Hale Administration when he won the special election for the Sixth District defeating Democrat Samuel Avila.

Early Life and Pre-Political Career
Alexander Franklin was born in 1999 in Wichita, Kansas to a small town banker and an office secretary. He grew up in a small town in south central Kansas and graduated high school in 2018. He attended Georgetown University where he majored in Political Science and History. He graduated in 2022 and shortly after graduation was offered a job as a political analyst for a Renewable Energy Corporation in Wyoming where he worked for the next three years.

Early Political Career
In 2025, Alexander was appointed as the Secretary of State of Wyoming by Wyoming Governor Ewing. He only served in that capacity for a year when in 2026 he was offered the position of Lieutenant Governor of Ohio by the Governor, Jacob Buckner. For the next 3 years, Franklin kept the Ohioan Senate active by proposing legislation which made him very popular across the nation and he became a rising star in the Republican Party. Alexander passed on running in the 2028 election for any positions but then in 2029 a vacant seat in the House prompted a special election to be held which he filed to run for.

2029 Special Election
The only other Republican who filed for the special election was Ben who was a private citizen. The primary was very close and ended with Franklin winning by only 5 votes. The Democratic nominee for the special election was Samuel Avila who was a rising star himself in the Democratic Party. Both candidates rallied strong support and the stage was set for an intense election. Election night came and the polls were open for 4 hours. Avila was the early favorite and at one point led by over 20 votes. Franklin set out to send dozens of DMs which was enough to propel him to the lead. Once polls closed, Alexander had won by less than 10 votes. It had marked the beginning of a nearly 40 year long career in the House of Representatives.