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Curren De Mille Price, Jr. (born December 16, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is a California politician from the Democratic Party, currently serving as senator for the California State Senate, representing the state's 26th Senate District which he won in the May 19 special election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Ridley-Thomas. He previously served as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the state's 51st Assembly District. He was first elected to that position in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008.
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Background and education
Price attended Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, during the 1960's. In 1967, he became the first African-American student to be elected as the school's student body president.
After graduation from high school, Price received a scholarship to attend Stanford University, and in 1972, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the school in political science. Thereafter, he studied law at the Santa Clara University, where he was elected president of the school's Black Law Students Association. He graduated in 1976 with a Juris Doctor in law.
Following law school, Price moved to Washington, D.C., where he was active in the telecommunications industry (satellites, cellular, and paging). As an advocate for minority enterprise, he was a featured speaker at conferences sponsored by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Price returned to California in 1988, serving as a deputy to two members of the Los Angeles City Council. Later, he was the Southern California Coordinator for a statewide association that provided training to assist community based organizations develop commercial real estate projects.
Price is a credentialed instructor for adult education and community college courses.
Political career
From 1993 to 1997, Price was an elected member of the Inglewood City Council, representing the city's District 1. In 1997, he was defeated in a bid to become the mayor of Inglewood. In 2001, he reclaimed his former city council seat and held it until his election to the state assembly in 2006. As a council member, he was the chair of the City Council Community Economic Development Committee.
In addition to his council responsibilities, Price served on the Los Angeles County Commission on Insurance and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) South Bay Governance Council. For several years, he also served as a consultant with the Small Business Administration-sponsored Small Business Development Center.
Assembly career
He served as the Chair of the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee.
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| California Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jerome Horton |
California State Assemblyman, 51st District December 4, 2006 – June 8, 2009 |
Succeeded by Steven Bradford |
| California Senate | ||
| Preceded by Mark Ridley Thomas |
California State Senator 26th district June 8, 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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