Barnett \"Barney\" Frank (born March 31, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is the United States House Representative for Massachusetts\s 4th congressional district since 1981 and a member of the Democratic Party. In 1982 he won his first full term and has been re-elected ever since by wide margins.[2] In 1987 he became the second openly gay member of the House of Representatives, and has become one of the most prominent openly gay politicians in the United States.[3] In 2007 Frank became the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (when the Democratic Party won a majority in the House of Representatives). The committee oversees the housing and banking industries. Frank is widely considered one of the most powerful members of Congress.[4][5][6] He is \"one of the brightest and most energetic defenders of civil rights issues\",[7] and \"a key deal-maker, an unlikely bridge between
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