Charles J. Curran (born June 1, 1939 in
Galion, Ohio
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) is an
American politician
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.
He was born in 1939 in
Galion, Ohio
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, the son of a railroad construction worker. He graduated from
Bellefontaine High School
Bellefontaine High School is a public high school in Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Bellefontaine City Schools district. They are members of the Central Buckeye Conference and were formerly members of the Western Buckeye Lea ...
in
Bellefontaine, Ohio
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in 1958. After high school, Curran ended up in Charleston, Illinois where he earned a bachelor's degree in government and library science from
Eastern Illinois University in 1963. He completed some graduate work at
Miami University
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and the
University of Dayton
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.
Curran relocated to
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...
in 1963 to handle government documents for the Dayton Public Library. He then worked as a Social Sciences teacher at
Fairborn High School from 1963–65, and he worked as a Reference Librarian at
Belmont High School from 1965-66. In 1966, Curran was hired as a Political Science instructor at
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio.
History
Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training schoo ...
in Dayton.
He served as a
Democrat
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on the
city commission
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of Dayton, from 1970-79. He later served as the Democratic
Ohio State Senator for the
6th district from 1979-83. In 1983, Charles began his first of 6 four-year terms as Montgomery County Commissioner (served 1983-2006). In 1996, Curran switched to the Republican Party. In November 2006, he was defeated by Democratic candidate, Dan Foley.
He continues to serve as Associate Professor of Political Science at
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio.
History
Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training schoo ...
.
On June 15, 1963, Curran married Mara Ann Wahl (born October 19, 1941); the couple has three children.
References
External links
Charles J. Curran Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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1939 births
County commissioners in Ohio
Living people
Dayton City Council members
Ohio state senators
Miami University alumni
Eastern Illinois University alumni
University of Dayton alumni
People from Bellefontaine, Ohio
People from Fairborn, Ohio
People from Galion, Ohio