House of Representatives. He represented Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District. Frank announced at the end of November that he would retire rather than seek re-election in , stating that he didn't have the energy for a difficult campaign for a seat with , new voters. I hate raising money," Frank said. Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Frank was a " moderate Democratic leader.
Senator until a special election can be held to replace John Kerry , if Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State. Frank voted for TARP. Frank voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.
He was one of Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a - vote on January 1, He also stated that he had no interest in running in the special election for the seat. Frank did not run for re-election in He defeated Sean Bielat R in the general election. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. He ranked 3rd on the list of the highest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 3rd overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in Overall, Massachusetts ranked 2nd in average salary for representative staff.
The average U. According to an analysis by CNN, Frank was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.
Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page. According to the data released in , Frank ranked 79th in the liberal rankings in According to the data released in , Barney Frank ranked 25th in the liberal rankings in Frank voted with the Democratic Party Barney Frank News Feed.
Persons represented include Barney Frank. Correspondents include Barney Frank. Papers: In the Hedrick Smith Papers, ca. The records include correspondence with Barney Frank concerning difficulties caused by Amtrak's last minute violation of its contract with organizers in New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.
Digital Audio File: , 1 file. An interview with Congressman Barney Frank conducted on February 12, Papers: In the Robin Hardy Papers, , 18 linear feet. Papers: In the Richard D. Burns Papers, , Papers: In the Boston N. Records, , 25 linear feet. Papers: In the Nancy L. Caroline Papers, ca. Records, , 3. Videocassettes: , 3 commercials on 2 videocassettes. The commercials were used during Barney Frank's campaigns for the and U. Office of the Historian: history mail.
But it would be 15 years before he publicly came out, in the process becoming the first openly gay member of the U. The issue of trans rights remains a concern, he said. If elected president, Democrat Joe Biden would repeal the current U. While in office, Frank was instrumental in passing landmark legislation to protect consumers after the financial crisis.
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