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| | |image=Barney Frank.jpg | | |image=Barney Frank.jpg |
| | |party=[[Democrat]] | | |party=[[Democrat]] |
| − | |spouse=none | + | |spouse=Jim Ready (2012-) |
| | |religion=Jewish | | |religion=Jewish |
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| | |state= Massachusetts | | |state= Massachusetts |
| | |district=4th | | |district=4th |
| − | |terms=January 5, 1981 - Present | + | |terms=January 5, 1981 - January 3, 2013 |
| | |preceded=Robert Drinan | | |preceded=Robert Drinan |
| − | |former=n | + | |former=y |
| − | |succeeded=TBD | + | |succeeded=Joseph P. Kennedy III |
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| − | Congressman '''Barney Frank''' is a multi-term liberal [[Democrat]] [[Representative]] from [[Massachusetts]], representing districts in [[Boston]] since 1981. Prior to that he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is one of the few openly [[homosexual]] members of [[Congress]] and he only revealed his homosexual proclivities several years after he had been elected to the position. Frank is the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, a position he has held since 2007. <ref>[http://www.house.gov/frank/ Barney Frank's homepage]</ref> He has also held teaching positions at the University of Massachusetts, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and at Boston University.
| + | '''Barney Frank''' is a outgoing multi-term liberal [[Democrat]] [[Representative]] from [[Massachusetts]], representing districts in [[Boston]] since 1981. Prior to that he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is one of the few openly [[homosexual]] members of [[Congress]] and he only revealed his homosexual proclivities several years after he had been elected to the position. Frank is the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, a position he has held since 2007. <ref>[http://www.house.gov/frank/ Barney Frank's homepage]</ref> He has also held teaching positions at the University of Massachusetts, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and at Boston University. |
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| | He announced in November 2011 that he will not seek another term in Congress. | | He announced in November 2011 that he will not seek another term in Congress. |
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| | + | Frank married his gay partner Jim Ready in July 2012.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/07/barney-frank-marries-longtime-partner/ Barney Frank marries longtime partner] CNN, July 7, 2012</ref> |
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| | ==A typical liberal lie== | | ==A typical liberal lie== |
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| − | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
| | [[Category:Homosexuals]] | | [[Category:Homosexuals]] |
| | [[Category:111th United States Congress]] | | [[Category:111th United States Congress]] |
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| | [[Category:Massachusetts]] | | [[Category:Massachusetts]] |
| | [[Category:Democratic Party]] | | [[Category:Democratic Party]] |