“When you don't have a voice like Michele Bachmann's, who personifies all of the good things that the Tea Party has come to mean to America, then it's more difficult to have any sort of unified or representative message with the same profile in the media.”

American businessman and former politician

Trent Franks is an American businessman and former politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017. A Republican, he represented Arizona's 8th congressional district and is known for his time in Congress. During his tenure, Franks held leadership roles on two House subcommittees. He served as vice chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and as chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.