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Phil Curls

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Honorable
Phil Curls
Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1972–1982
Missouri Senate
In office
1984–1998
Personal details
Born(1942-04-02)April 2, 1942
Kansas City, Missouri
DiedMay 4, 2007(2007-05-04) (aged 65)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMelba Curls
EducationRockhurst College

Phil B. Curls, Sr. (April 2, 1942 – May 4, 2007)[1] was an American Democratic politician. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, and in the Missouri Senate from 1984 to 1998.

Early life

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Curls was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] His father helped found Freedom, Inc., the oldest African American political club in the country.[citation needed] He graduated from DeLaSalle High School and Rockhurst College in Kansas City.

Career

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Curls worked as a real estate broker and appraiser.[3] He was a founding member of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation.[1] He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, and he won a special election in 1983 to the Missouri Senate serving from 1984 to 1996.[citation needed]

Death

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He died in 2007, the same week that his wife, Melba Curls, was inaugurated as an at-large councilwoman for Kansas City.[4] In 2017, a senior living development in Kansas City was named Curls Manor after him.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "House Resolution No. 3279, death of the Honorable Phil B. Curls Sr" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Phil B. Curls, Jr". Our Campaigns.
  3. ^ Cook, Rebecca McDowell. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 113.
  4. ^ "Memorial Service for Political Leader Philip Curls". Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Senior living development named for longtime Missouri lawmaker Phil Curls is opening". Retrieved May 31, 2018.