Rep. Scott Franklin has disclosed 78 buys and 89 sales since Apr 2023

Clifford Scott Franklin (born August 23, 1964) is a Republican U.S. Representative for Florida's 18th Congressional District since 2023, previously representing the 15th District from 2021 to 2023.( A U.S. Naval Academy graduate (1986) and former Naval Aviator with 26 years of service including combat operations, he later became CEO of an insurance agency and served as Lakeland City Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem before winning his congressional seat in 2020 by defeating incumbent Ross Spano in the primary and Democrat Alan Cohn in the general election.(

Franklin serves on the House Appropriations Committee (subcommittees: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; Energy and Water Development) and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, where he chairs the Environment Subcommittee; he was also appointed to the Naval Academy Board of Visitors in 2023.( His legislative record includes support for Israel post-2023 Hamas attack and opposition to the Honoring our PACT Act expanding VA benefits.( Franklin has recently traded stocks such as HSY (Hershey), IVV (iShares Core S&P 500 ETF), and UNP (Union Pacific), with his disclosures drawing scrutiny under the STOCK Act amid broader congressional trading controversies, though no specific violations have been reported in available sources.[user query; note: search results lack direct STOCK Act details].

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