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Barney Frank, Trailblazing Gay Politician, Dead at 86
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- Barney Frank, the quick-witted Massachusetts congressman who helped overhaul Wall Street regulations after 2008, died Wednesday, his sister confirmed to NBC Boston.
- In 2012, Frank married Ready, his longtime partner, in a ceremony that made him the first sitting member of Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.
- Frank’s tenure as chair of the House Financial Services Committee gave him influence over banking policy during the 2007-2011 crisis period.
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