Curren Price
Curren Price | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 9th district | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Perry |
| President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office October 25, 2022 – June 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mitch O'Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Marqueece Harris-Dawson |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office June 8, 2009 – July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Holly Mitchell |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 51st district | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – June 8, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome Horton |
| Succeeded by | Steve Bradford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 16, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Suzette Green Del Richardson Price |
| Children | Dennis Richardson |
| Residence(s) | South Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.A.) Santa Clara University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Politician, Small business advocate |
| Website | www.the-new-ninth.com |
Curren De Mille Price Jr. (born December 16, 1950, in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, currently serving as a Los Angeles city council member for District 9. Price was a California State Senator, representing the state's 26th Senate District which he won in the May 19, 2009 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. Price resigned as state senator on July 1, 2013, to be sworn in as Los Angeles city councilman.
Price's tenure as District 9 Councilman has been marked by accusations of pay to play and FBI investigations. On June 13, 2023, Price was charged with ten criminal counts relating to corruption; including five counts of embezzlement of government funds, three counts of perjury, and two counts of conflict of interest.