Robert W. Curran (born July 17, 1950) is a former member of the

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representing the Third Council District in

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. A member of a prominent Maryland political family, Curran is the son of J. Joseph Curran Sr., Baltimore City Councilman from 1953 through 1977, a brother of former Maryland attorney general

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, brother to a former city councilman, Mike Curran, and uncle of Katie O'Malley, wife of former Governor of Maryland,

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Background

Curran was born July 17, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Catherine Mary (Clark) and

member J. Joseph Curran Sr. He attended Loyola High School and graduated in 1968. Curran then attended Mount Saint Mary's College and the

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In the council

Curran was on the council representing the Third District from 1995 to 2016. A former vice chairman of the Baltimore City Council, Curran served as the chair of the Executive Appointments Committee and vice-chair of the council's Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee. He was a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the chair of that committee's Labor Subcommittee.

Legislative notes

*In October 2006 Curran introduced a bill to prohibit smoking in all restaurants and bars, the only workplaces in Baltimore where employees were not protected from second-hand smoke by statute. The bill passed and is currently law in Baltimore City. *Curran worked with community groups and various city and state agencies on the redevelopment of the former Memorial Stadium site. Currently the site hosts a YMCA center, a park, and mixed-income retirement housing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Robert W. Living people 1950 births Baltimore City Council members Maryland Democrats Baltimore City Community College alumni Mount St. Mary's University alumni 20th-century Maryland politicians 21st-century Maryland politicians