Curtis Tarver

Curtis Tarver
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byBarbara Flynn Currie
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationIowa State University (BS)
University of Iowa (JD)

Curtis J. Tarver II is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 25th district. The Chicago-based district includes all or parts of East Side, Hyde Park, Kenwood, South Chicago, South Shore, and Woodlawn.[1] He serves as the Seargent-at-Arms for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.[2]

In the 2018 Democratic primary, Tarver defeated eight other candidates in the heavily Democratic district to succeed longtime Representative Barbara Flynn Currie.[3] Tarver is an attorney who attended Iowa State University and the University of Iowa College of Law.[4]

As of May 7, 2023, Tarver is a member of the following Illinois House committees:[5]

  • (Chairman of) Civil Procedure & Tort Liability Subcommittee (HJUA-CIVI)
  • (Chairman of) Counties & Townships Committee (HCOT)
  • (Chairman of) Tax Credit and Incentives Subcommittee (HREF-HTCI)
  • Income Tax Subcommittee (HREF-INTX)
  • Judiciary - Civil Committee (HJUA)
  • Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)
  1. ^ "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 3" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Kapos, Shia (2020-12-11). "BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  3. ^ Moran, Tim (March 20, 2018). "Curtis Tarver II Wins Illinois State House District 25 Primary". Hyde Park Patch. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Tarver II, Curtis J. (October 15, 2018). "Democratic candidate for Illinois House, 25th District: Curtis J. Tarver II" (Interview). Interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.