WASHINGTON -- Representative Barney Frank announced this morning he will run for re-election in 2012, ending months of speculation that the 70-year-old from Newton was ready to retire.
Frank said in an interview his top priority is to defend the financial regulatory overhaul from Republican attempts to water it down or repeal it. The overhaul law passed last year was co-authored by Frank when he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
By announcing he is not stepping down, Frank puts pressure on Massachusetts lawmakers charged with re-drawing the state's 10 congressional districts. If none of the other nine US House members voluntarily bow out, two will be forced to run against each other in 2012 because Massachusetts lost a seat due to population decline
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