Barney Frank, one of first out gay members of US Congress, dies aged 86
Obama hails Frank as a ‘one of a kind’ LGBTQ+ advocate and key architect of ‘sweeping financial reforms’US politics live – latest updatesBar...
Last updated: 2026-05-21 23:45:46 ET
Obama hails Frank as a ‘one of a kind’ LGBTQ+ advocate and key architect of ‘sweeping financial reforms’US politics live – latest updatesBar...
After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks at his home in Maine living in hospice.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.
Frank spearheaded legislation that tightened banking regulations and consumer protections to avoid a repeat of the 2007 financial crash and Great Rece...
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 Street Reform and Consumer Protecti...
The Massachusetts Democrat led a sweeping overhaul of the financial industry and was one of the first openly gay members of Congress.
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