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Former Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks is seeking to win back the House seat he gave up during the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017. The eight-term congressman admitted to discussing the topic of surrogacy with two of his female staff members in 2015 while he and his wife were struggling with fertility issues. One of the staffers complained to the House speaker’s office two years later, leading to Franks’ resignation. Now he is running to fill the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by retiring GOP Rep. Debbie Lesko. It is located to the north and west of Phoenix in Maricop…