Barney Frank, Liberal Icon Who Called Out Left On Deathbed, Dies At 86
Former 16-term Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at the age of 86. First elected to the House in 1980, Frank is known for being the co-author of the Dodd-Frank Wall…
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About Barney Frank
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.
Everything about Barney Frank →- 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