# Chuck Curran

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For other people named Charles Curran, see [Charles Curran (disambiguation)](/source/Charles_Curran_(disambiguation)).

**Charles J. Curran** (born June 1, 1939, in [Galion, Ohio](/source/Galion,_Ohio)) is an [American](/source/United_States_of_America) [politician](/source/Politician).[1]

He was born in 1939 in [Galion, Ohio](/source/Galion,_Ohio), the son of a railroad construction worker. He graduated from [Bellefontaine High School](/source/Bellefontaine_High_School) in [Bellefontaine, Ohio](/source/Bellefontaine,_Ohio) in 1958. After high school, Curran ended up in Charleston, Illinois where he earned a bachelor's degree in government and library science from [Eastern Illinois University](/source/Eastern_Illinois_University) in 1963. He completed some graduate work at [Miami University](/source/Miami_University) and the [University of Dayton](/source/University_of_Dayton).

Curran relocated to [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton,_Ohio) in 1963 to handle government documents for the Dayton Public Library. He then worked as a Social Sciences teacher at [Fairborn High School](/source/Fairborn_High_School) from 1963 to 1965, and he worked as a Reference Librarian at [Belmont High School](/source/Belmont_High_School_(Ohio)) from 1965 to 1966. In 1966, Curran was hired as a Political Science instructor at [Sinclair Community College](/source/Sinclair_Community_College) in Dayton.

He served as a [Democrat](/source/United_States_Democratic_Party) on the [city commission](/source/List_of_City_Commissioners_of_Dayton,_Ohio) of Dayton, from 1970 to 1979. He later served as the Democratic [Ohio State Senator](/source/Ohio_Senate) for the [6th district](/source/Ohio's_6th_senatorial_district) from 1979 to 1983. In 1983, Charles began his first of 6 four-year terms as Montgomery County Commissioner (served 1983–2006). In 1996, Curran switched to the Republican Party. In November 2006, he was defeated by Democratic candidate, Dan Foley.[2] He continues to serve as associate professor of political science at [Sinclair Community College](/source/Sinclair_Community_College). [citation needed]

On June 15, 1963, Curran married Mara Ann Wahl (born October 19, 1941); the couple has three children.

## References

1. Belcher, Ellen (November 3, 2006). ["No dirt here, but Dan Foley should be on county commission"](http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/story/opinions/editorial/2006/11/03/ddn110306ellenxx.html). *Dayton Daily News*. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

1. Huffman, Dale (8 December 2006). ["Curran leaving job, but was always there for county"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DDNB&p_theme=ddnb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=115F8611B928F328&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM). *[Dayton Daily News](/source/Dayton_Daily_News)*. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

## External links

- [Charles J. Curran Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University, Dayton, OH](http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/ms346.pdf)

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