Barney Frank dies at 86
The former congressman helped steer the Dodd-Frank Act, the Credit CARD Act and other crisis-era measures that reshaped U.S. financial oversight.
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Former Massachusetts Congressional Representative in Washington, Barney Frank, one of the most influential and controversial voices in contemporary American politics, died on May 19, 2026 in Ogunquit, Maine after complications from heart failure suffered last April. He was 86 years old.Frank represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress for more than three decades and left a deep mark on both the country's economic policy and the fight for civi…
‘He really made a change in this world': Advisor, friend on Barney Frank's life
A somber look back at the life of Barney Frank. “Barney really made a change in this world,” longtime advisor and friend Jimmy Segel said. “He was very funny, he had a great sense of humor, and that always helps. He was also very smart.” Frank, who represented broad swaths of Boston’s suburbs in Congress for more than three decades and was known as a pioneer for LGBTQ rights, died May 19 at the age of 86. Segel and Frank’s life stories are large…
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