Barney Frank | |
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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. |
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. [1]
Frank was born on March 31, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey.[2] He studied at Harvard University. He has been married to Jim Ready since 2012.[3]
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.