Barney Frank was a Democratic lawmaker who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013, representing the state of Massachusetts. An early civil rights activist and university professor, Frank got into politics in the 1970s. In 1987, he became the first openly gay member of the House of Representatives. He was the author, with Sen. Chris Dodd, of the Dodd-Frank Act, which enacted a number of consumer protections. He did not seek re-election in 2012 and died in 2026.
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