Barney Frank
- Party
- Democrat
- Latest Office Held:
- US House, MA
- Latest Office Sought:
- US House, MA
FRANK, Barney, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bayonne, Hudson County,
N.J., March 31, 1940; graduated from Bayonne High School, Bayonne, N.J., 1957;
A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1962; graduate work in political
science and teaching fellow in government, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass., 1962-1972; J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1977; staff,
Mayor Kevin White of Boston, Mass., 1968-1971; staff, United States
Representative Michael F. Harrington of Massachusetts, 1971-1972; member of the
Massachusetts state legislature, 1973-1980; elected as a Democrat to the
Ninety-seventh and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1981-January 3, 2013); chair, Committee on Financial Services (One Hundred
Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection
to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$10,083,441 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
covers through Q3 2012
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.88% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Top Contributors
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Bundled Lobbyist Contributions
Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.Bundler Amount John Pappas, Poker Players Alliance $51,200 FMR Corp $51,175 Robert Raben, Raben Group $40,750 Independent Community Bankers of America $33,500 American Council of Life Insurers $30,825 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $28,500 Managed Funds Assn $17,600
Earmarks
$45,281,500 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2008 $4,700,000 Clemson, Auburn, Umass-Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, Cornell, NC State, UC Davis, Philadelphia University: National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs 2008 $3,200,000 MIKEL Inc.: SSN-888 and Trident Modification -- Advanced Intercept & Ranging System 2009 $3,000,000 School for Marine Science and Technology: School for Marine Science and Technology for continued research and development of new methods to protect, preserve, and improve the health of multi-species fisheries in New England 2008 $2,679,000 New England Multi-Species Survey, for multi-species groundfish surveys, School of Marine Science and Technology 2009 $1,900,000 Oak Bluffs Terminal Reconstruction Project - Phase II Oak Bluffs, MA 2008 $1,786,000 Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI), to determine conservation and sustainability measures to ensure a strong future for the New England Scallop fishery, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute 2010 $1,600,000 Primera DX: Multiplexed Human Fungal Infection Diagnostic 2009 $1,600,000 Combined Mishap Reduction System 2009 $1,600,000 National District Attorneys Assn: National District Attorneys Association, National Advocacy Center 2009 $1,600,000 Advanced Tactical Control System (ATCS)
