Barney Frank

Birth Name:

Barnett Frank

Birth Place:

Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actor

Has won every election for his position in the House of Representatives since his first one in 1980
Graduated from Harvard College in 1962 and later earned his degree from Harvard Law School in 1977
Started out as the chief assistant to Boston Mayor Kevin White and also worked for Massachusetts Congressman Michael Harrington
Quote: "I did want to get married while I was still in office․ I think it's important that my colleagues interact with a married gay man․"
Quote: "I'm able to work to make fundamental changes in society and improve the quality of people's lives and eliminate and diminish unfairness․․․If I wasn't able to do what I thought was important public policy, it would be a stupid job to have․"
Quote: "I'm used to being in the minority․ I'm a left-handed gay Jew․ I've never felt, automatically, a member of any majority․"
Best known as a member of the U․S․ House of Representatives and the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee
His support of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act in 2008 is considered to be one of the most important issues he handled in his career
Was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1972 and later joined the U․S․ House of Representatives in 1980
Became the first Congressman to publicly announce his homosexuality in 1987 and later the first to marry someone of the same sex in 2012

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