"[8] Franco is a longtime supporter of the Weed and Seed program of the Community Capacity Development Office.
[15] Franco has been a law enforcement officer for more than 30 years, and served as the Doña Ana County Undersheriff.
[24] "A potential conflict of interest between Martínez and Franco was an issue in the late 1990s, when she first became district attorney.
"[25] Franco's relationship with Martinez was twice raised as a concern when, as District Attorney, "she had to decide whether officer-involved shootings were justified.
[29][30] In October 2018 Franco took a job with the Doña Ana County Assessor's office in Las Cruces.
[32] New Mexico Coalition for Literacy is "a cause close to his heart from his work in Las Cruces under the federally funded Weed and Seed program to help at-risk youths.
Susana Martinez' push to improve K-12 education in the state'"[34] Franco observed, while working with troubled youth, "that their issues ran beyond behavioral problems.