Frank Robert Mascara (January 19, 1930 – July 10, 2011)[1] was an American Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

Mascara briefly served in the United States Army after World War II and was an accountant before entering politics.

Congressman Austin Murphy, a 16-year incumbent, in the 20th Congressional District, which comprised most of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.

After a bruising primary filled with negative campaigning by both candidates, Murtha won by a wider than expected margin.

He was regarded as a political powerbroker among Democrats with a record of scoring federal money for local projects.

In both Washington and his home district, Mascara projected a blue-collar, working class image.

Mascara died of lung cancer on July 10, 2011, at Mon Valley Hospital in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.