About Congressman Barney Frank
Congressman Barney Frank is a former Congressman and board member of the New York-based Signature Bank. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act, a sweeping reform of the U.S. financial industry. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 with 52 percent of the vote. He was re-elected every term thereafter by wide margins. From 2003 until his retirement, Frank was the leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and he served as committee chairman when his party held a House majority from 2007 to 2011. Frank did not seek re-election in 2012, and retired from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013. Barney Frank is the guest speaker at the Police Athletic League Luncheon this coming Wednesday April 19, 2017. Please join us and RSVP here: PAL Lunch April 19, 2017.
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