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.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 31, 1940
- Died
- May 19, 2026
