Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died.

This country has never had a congressman like Barney Frank, and the House of Representatives will not be the same without him,” President Barack Obama said at the time of his retirement.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, who was the first openly gay member of Congress and known for the Dodd-Frank Act, died at age 86. He had entered hospice care at his home in Maine in April and is survived by his husband of 14 years,

Barney Frank, the former Massachusetts congressman who championed Wall Street reform and served as one of the first openly gay members of Congress, has died at 86, according to his family.

Barney Frank​, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.

The politician, who died on May 19, married his husband Jim Ready in 2012 Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank met his husband, Jim Ready, at a political fundraiser in 2005 The pair got married in July 2012,

Barney Frank, the Massachusetts congressman who became the first House member to come out as gay voluntarily and co-authored the landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform law, died Tuesday at his home in

The Massachusetts congressman and LGBTQ+ rights advocate represented parts of Boston for 32 years.