Barney Frank says his win proves political irrelevance of Boston Herald

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Voters in Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District have re-elected U.S. Rep. Barney Frank to a 16th term, rejecting a challenge from political newcomer Republican Sean Bielat.

Frank had emerged as one of Capitol Hill's most powerful
Democrats while shepherding both the Wall Street overhaul bill and
one of the nation's most sweeping financial regulatory bills
through the House.




That role helped make the 70-year-old Frank a lightning rod for
conservatives who poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into
Bielat's upstart campaign.




Frank had rarely been challenged seriously during his years in Congress.

*Material from The Associated Press used in this report*

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