Curren Price

Curren Price
Price in 2015
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 9th district
Assumed office
July 1, 2013
Preceded byJan Perry
President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council
In office
October 25, 2022 – June 13, 2023
Preceded byMitch O'Farrell
Succeeded byMarqueece Harris-Dawson
Member of the California State Senate
from the 26th district
In office
June 8, 2009 – July 1, 2013
Preceded byMark Ridley-Thomas
Succeeded byHolly Mitchell
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 51st district
In office
December 4, 2006 – June 8, 2009
Preceded byJerome Horton
Succeeded bySteve Bradford
Personal details
Born (1950-12-16) December 16, 1950 (age 73)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lynn Suzette Green
Del Richardson Price
ChildrenDennis Richar
Residence(s)South Los Angeles, California
Alma materStanford University (B.A.)
Santa Clara University (J.D.)
OccupationPolitician, Small business advocate
Websitewww.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.[1]

Price's tenure as District 9 Councilman has been marked by accusations of pay to play and FBI investigations.[2] 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Dan Walters: California Senate hit by turmoil | Dan Walters | SanLuisObispo.com". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. ^ "FBI corruption probe goes beyond L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar to include other City Hall figures - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Queally, James; Wick, Julia; Smith, Dakota (June 13, 2023). "L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price charged with embezzlement, perjury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Dazio, Stefanie; Blood, Michael (June 13, 2023). "Los Angeles city councilman charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury". AP News. Retrieved June 13, 2023.