Overview
- The public memorial is taking place at Faneuil Hall with the service scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and several leading Democrats slated to speak.
- Speakers listed by organizers include former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Sen. Chris Dodd, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
- Frank died last month at age 86 after treatment for congestive heart failure and served about 32 years in the U.S. House after winning 16 elections.
- He co-authored the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a signature achievement that tightened bank oversight and helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Frank was a trailblazer on LGBTQ issues after he voluntarily came out in 1987 and his career also included controversy, including a 1990 House reprimand over ethics-related conduct.