[1] In 2024, Franklin earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Charlie Crist's term, Franklin was selected to serve as a member of the sixth class of the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program[3].

During his service as a Gubernatorial Fellow, U.S. senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) nominated Franklin to join the Open World Leadership Program, where he was a member of a delegation that represented American public and private universities on an exchange mission to Russia to promote U.S.-Eurasian understanding and partnerships[4].

[5][6] As a member of the Florida House of Representatives, Franklin has played a key role in championing legislation related to improving health care for Floridians as well as winning state funding for critical community-based education, health security, and public safety initiatives and infrastructure in Florida's Gadsden and Leon counties.

Ron DeSantis including: In 2024, Franklin also sponsored legislation to ensure Floridians have the right to access contraception.