Barney Frank

Barney Frank

American politician, former member of the House of Representatives for Massachusetts

Barney Frank was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act, the primary legislative response to the 2007–2008 financial crisis. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States during his time in Congress.

Also known as...Barnett Frank
Barney Frank dies at 86

Barney Frank dies at 86 Trailblazing former Congressman Barney Frank dies at 86 after a career of historic reform.