(FILES) US President Barack Obama points to Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Dodd (C) and Massachusetts Democrat Representative Barney Frank (R) after signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, July 21, 2010. Acccording to US media reports on May 20, 2026, former US Representative Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusetts, has died at the age of 86. Frank was one of the first openly gay members of the US Congress and a leading champion of Wall Street reform following the 2008 financial crisis, helping pass the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)