Barney Frank to Appear at Documentary Screening at UMass

U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), left, and U.S. House Speaker Tip O'Neill (D-Mass.), right, chat before O'Neill spoke on behalf of Frank's re-election campaign at a luncheon at Natick, Mass., Country Club, Oct. 20, 1982. Frank is running against U.S. Rep Margaret Heckler (R-Mass.) in the newly created Massachusetts fourth congressional district. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), left, and former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill (D-Mass.), right, chat before O’Neill spoke on behalf of Frank’s re-election campaign at a luncheon at Natick, Mass., Country Club, Oct. 20, 1982. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is set to appear at a screening of a documentary about his life.

The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth will show “Compared to What? The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank” on Tuesday afternoon.

The 76-year-old Newton Democrat will take questions after the screening. He’s speaking to two political science classes beforehand.

Frank served in Congress for 32 years, from 1981 to 2013, representing a district that included Dartmouth and other parts of southeastern Massachusetts.

Frank was one of just a handful of openly gay members of Congress. He served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and co-sponsored the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that sought to reform the U.S. financial sector following the recession.

The general public is invited to the event.