National Barney Frank Announces that He Plans Not to Run for Re-election in 2012 by Gary Kopycinski on November 29, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 NEWTON, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2011. Congressman Barney Frank today announced that he will not run for Congress in the 2012 election.