Barney Frank

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; March 31, 1940; Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2026 (aged 86); Ogunquit, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jim Ready (m. 2012)
Alma mater	Harvard University

Barnett "Barney" Frank (March 31, 1940 – May 19, 2026) was 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, who lived Newton, Massachusetts during most of his career, was thought to be the most well known openly gay politician in the United States.^[1]

Frank was born on March 31, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey.^[2] He studied at Harvard University. He was married to Jim Ready from 2012 until his death.^[3]

In April 2026, it was announced that Frank had gone into hospice care in Ogunquit, Maine for congestive heart failure.^[4] He died on May 19, 2026 at the age of 86.^[5]

References

↑ Frank, Barney. "My Life as a Gay Congressman". POLITICO Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
↑ "Barney Frank Biography". The Biography Channel.
↑ McLaughlin, Tim. "Congressman Barney Frank weds in same-sex marriage". Reuters Canada. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
↑ "Barney Frank, entering hospice care, embarks on a final act: Taking on the left". Politico. April 28, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
↑ "Barney Frank, longtime Jewish congressman from Massachusetts, dies at 86". JTA.org. May 20, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.

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.

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[1] Frank, Barney. "My Life as a Gay Congressman". POLITICO Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

[2] "Barney Frank Biography". The Biography Channel.

[3] McLaughlin, Tim. "Congressman Barney Frank weds in same-sex marriage". Reuters Canada. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[4] "Barney Frank, entering hospice care, embarks on a final act: Taking on the left". Politico. April 28, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

[5] "Barney Frank, longtime Jewish congressman from Massachusetts, dies at 86". JTA.org. May 20, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.

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