Barney Frank
Fresh off his controversial comments comparing Log Cabin Republicans to “Uncle Toms,” gay Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., will be in Dallas next month for a farewell hosted by the Human Rights Campaign’s DFW Federal Club.
Frank, who’s been in Congress since 1981, is retiring at the end of this year.
The farewell will be Monday, Oct. 22 at the Turtle Creek residence of Eric Johnson and Dr. Mark Parker. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the re-election campaign of Dallas Democratic Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who faces faces Republican Travis Washington Jr. and Libertarian Ed Rankin in the November election.
Other hosts for Frank’s farewell are Vanessa Benavides, Deiadra Burns, Anne Faye, Jennifer Guyot-Wallace, Tracey Guyot-Wallace, Craig McCartney, Sonja McGill, Erin Moore, Jay Narey, Omar Narveaz, James Nowlin, Samuel Sanchez, Cathy Scalise, Jeff Strater and Dan Waldmann.
The event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the cost is $250 per person. There will also be a private reception from 5:30 to 6 p.m. for $1,000.
RSVP by email to political@hrcdfw.org
