Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 86

NBC News Politics·Center Left·May 20, 2026

Barney Frank, the quick-witted Massachusetts congressman and liberal lion who helped overhaul Wall Street regulations after the 2008 financial crisis and made history as one of the first openly gay members of Congress, died Wednesday, his sister confirmed to NBC Boston

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