Rep. Barney Frank weds partner Jim Ready U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) left, and Jim Ready at their wedding reception Saturday. Jaime E. Connolly, Fotique / July 8, 2012 July 8, 2012, 1:57 p.m. NEWTON, Mass. - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Frank spokesman Harry Gural says the 72-year-old congressman married 42-year-old Jim Ready in a Saturday evening wedding at the Boston Marriott hotel in Newton. Gural says more than 300 friends, family and colleagues attended. Frank, a Democrat who is retiring after more than three decades in office, represents the 4th Congressional District in southeastern Massachusetts. Ready, of Ogunquit, Maine, has a small business doing custom awnings, carpentry, painting, welding and other general handyman services. He's also a photographer. Gay couples find more financial planning options Opinion: On gay marriage, Cheney shows heart. Why not courage?