Barney Frank
American politician
- Born
- 31 March 1940, Bayonne
- Died
- 19 May 2026, aged 86
- Birth name
- Barnett Frank
Barney Frank (March 31, 1940 – May 19, 2026) 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.
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