Barney Frank

Barney Frank
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Drinan
Succeeded by	Joseph Kennedy
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Mike Oxley
Succeeded by	Spencer Bachus
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Suffolk district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Francis Dailey
Succeeded by	Thomas Vallely
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Eliot Wadsworth
Succeeded by	Daniel Pokaski
Personal details
Born	Barnett Frank 31 March 1940 (aged 86) Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jim Ready ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
Alma mater	Harvard University

Barnett "Barney" Frank (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011). He was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act, a sweeping reform of the U.S. financial industry. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, is considered the most prominent openly gay politician in the United States.

Frank was born on March 31, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey. He studied at Harvard University. He has been married to Jim Ready since 2012.

Barney's latest book is "Frank Barney Frank," a review of his personal and political career and a strong argument for empowering government to help people.

Barney Frank Media

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  1981, Congressional Pictorial Directory – Frank's first term as Congressman

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  Frank in 2002 in his congressional office

Other websites

• Media related to Barney Frank at Wikimedia Commons

• Congressman Frank defends trans-exclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Bilerico Project, September 28, 2007.
• The Republicans' Democracy Disorder Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, In These Times, 2006-02-04
• Congressman Barney Frank: A Buzzflash Interview Archived 2005-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Buzzflash, July 22, 2003
• Monumentally Frank: Interview with Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank Metro Weekly, March 20, 2003.
• Frank Discusses U.S. Policy, Attitude Regarding Gay Rights, The Hoya, October 19, 2001.