FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) talks about his announcement to not seek re-election during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. Yesterday Rep. Frank, who has served in Congress since 1981, announced that he would not seek re-election in the House of Representatives in 2012. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)