Robert W. Curran

Robert W. Curran
Robert W. Curran
Former Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 3rd District
	In office; December 1995 – December 8, 2016
Preceded by	Mike Curran
Succeeded by	Ryan L. Dorsey
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1950 (age 74); Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Janice Vetter
Relations	frm. Councilman Mike Curran (brother), frm. Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. (brother), Judge Katie O'Malley (niece)

Robert W. Curran (born July 17, 1950) is a former member of the Baltimore City Council representing the Third Council District in Baltimore, Maryland. 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 J. Joseph Curran Jr., brother to a former city councilman, Mike Curran,^[2] and uncle of Katie O'Malley, wife of former Governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley.

Background

Curran was born July 17, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Catherine Mary (Clark) and Baltimore City Council member J. Joseph Curran Sr.^[3]^[4] He attended Loyola High School and graduated in 1968. Curran then attended Mount Saint Mary's College and the Community College of Baltimore.^[1]

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.^[5] 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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Robert W. Curran, City Council, Baltimore, Maryland". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Fritze, John (March 8, 2007). "Curran Gets Results the Old-School Way". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
^ "Robert Curran, District 3". Baltimore City Council. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ "Bio". CouncilmanCurran.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ Silverman, David J. (October 12, 2006). "Baltimore Prepares for Another Fight Over Smoking Ban". Southern Maryland Online. Capitol News Service. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

[MdManual-1] "Robert W. Curran, City Council, Baltimore, Maryland". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

[Results-2] Fritze, John (March 8, 2007). "Curran Gets Results the Old-School Way". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

[3] "Robert Curran, District 3". Baltimore City Council. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[4] "Bio". CouncilmanCurran.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[5] Silverman, David J. (October 12, 2006). "Baltimore Prepares for Another Fight Over Smoking Ban". Southern Maryland Online. Capitol News Service. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

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