Phil Curls

Phil B. Curls, Sr. (April 2, 1942 – May 4, 2007)^[1] was an American Democratic politician. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, and in the Missouri Senate from 1984 to 1998.

Honorable Phil Curls
Missouri House of Representatives
In office 1972–1982
Missouri Senate
In office 1984–1998
Personal details
Born	(1942-04-02)April 2, 1942 Kansas City, Missouri
Died	May 4, 2007(2007-05-04) (aged 65)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Melba Curls
Education	Rockhurst College

Early life

Curls was born in Kansas City, Missouri.^[2] His father helped found Freedom, Inc., the oldest African American political club in the country.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from DeLaSalle High School and Rockhurst College in Kansas City.

Career

Curls worked as a real estate broker and appraiser.^[3] He was a founding member of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation.^[1] He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, and he won a special election in 1983 to the Missouri Senate serving from 1984 to 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died in 2007, the same week that his wife, Melba Curls, was inaugurated as an at-large councilwoman for Kansas City.^[4] In 2017, a senior living development in Kansas City was named Curls Manor after him.^[5]