`` It worked out better than I thought , '' Frank says of revealing he is gay . The couple has been together for more than a decade and have two children together. He says he is leaving one term earlier than he first planned . Frank , a Democrat , was first elected to the House from Massachusetts in 1980 .
`` It worked out better than I thought , '' Frank says of revealing he is gay . Frank will retire after his current term in Congress . He says he is leaving one term earlier than he first planned . Frank , a Democrat , was first elected to the House from Massachusetts in 1980 .