July 8, 2012

Congressman Frank marries longtime partner

The Bay State representative weds an Ogunquit man in Newton, Mass.

The Associated Press

NEWTON, Mass.  — U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Frank spokesman Harry Gural says the 72-year-old congressman married 42-year-old Jim Ready in a Saturday evening wedding at the Boston Marriott hotel in Newton. Gural says more than 300 friends, family and colleagues attended.

Frank, a Democrat who is retiring after more than three decades in office, represents the 4th Congressional District in southeastern Massachusetts.

Ready, of Ogunquit, Maine, has a small business doing custom awnings, carpentry, painting, welding and other general handyman services. He's also a photographer.

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U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., left, and Jim Ready posing at their wedding reception Saturday in Newton, Mass.

The Associated Press

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