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Summary

Barney Frank

Full Name: Barney Frank
Gender: Male
Family: Husband: Jim Ready
Birth Date: 03/31/1940
Birth Place: Bayonne, NJ
Home City: Newton, MA
Religion: Jewish

Recent Key Votes

HR 822 - Requiring State Reciprocity for Carrying Concealed Firearms
Legislation (Nay)

Nov. 16, 2011 - Authorizes an individual with a valid license to carry a concealed firearm to do so in any state other than his or her state ...

HR 627 - Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks
Legislation (Nay)

May 20, 2009 - -Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from making any law restricting the possession of firearms or enforcing any such restrictions other than a state's pre-existing ...

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Recent Public Statements

MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript

Dec. 13, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASSACHUSETTS: Thank you, Ed. SCHULTZ: Where should the emphasis be when it comes to cuts? Boehner says he`s ...

Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility

Dec. 13, 2012 - Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility ...

Letter to President Obama, House and Senate Leadership

Dec. 11, 2012 - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 18 other House Members sent a letter to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Gun Owners of America Key Votes Alignment on Gun Rights - Federal Vote Scorecard - 112th Congress, First Session 25%
2010 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund Positions on Gun Rights F
2010 Gun Owners of America Congressional Candidate Ratings on Gun Rights [09/2010] F-
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $760,063.77
Total Spent $291,495.75
Cash On Hand $389,605.54
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 09/30/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Barney Frank has 92% Political Courage

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View Barney Frank's Massachusetts Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
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