CBS Radio: Barney Frank to retire

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank will retire after this term, a CBS News radio affiliate in Boston reports via Twitter:

US Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) will not seek reelection.

Frank will hold a press conference in Newton, Massachusetts Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss his decision.

Frank was first elected to Congress in 1981.

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