"Franks, Gary A."@en . . "1991-01-03Z"^^ . . "1997-01-03Z"^^ . . "1953Z"^^ . . "Gary Alvin Franks (born February 9, 1953) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years, from 1991 until 1997. He is the only African-American elected to the U.S. Congress from Connecticut, the first black conservative elected to Congress, and the first black Republican elected in sixty years."@en . "American politician" . "Gary Alvin Franks"@en . "Gary Franks"@en . . "1953-02-09Z"^^ .