Former Rep. Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily announce he was gay, who rose to lead the House Financial Services Committee at a seminal moment in American economic history, died Tuesday night. He was 86. The progressive Frank had among the sharpest wits of members of the House and was known at […]
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Democrat co-authored 2010 financial regulatory overhaul law
Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., speaks during a bill enrollment ceremony in 2022 after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which mandates federal protections for same-sex marriage. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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The most prominent gay member of Congress of his generation, the Democrat represented southern Massachusetts in the House for…
The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to…
Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after…
The longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant…
He was an architect of the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and a LGBTQ+ trailblazer.
