Curry Todd
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Curry Todd (b. December 31, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 95 from 1998 to 2016.
Biography
Todd attended the University of Memphis. He was a legislative liaison/lobbyist for the Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police from 1982 to 1987. He also worked as a legislative liaison/lobbyist for the Memphis Police Department/Memphis Police Association from 1976 to 1988. Todd is now retired from law enforcement and works as an administrator and business owner.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Todd served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Ways, and Means |
| • State Government |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Todd served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Utilities |
| • State Government |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Todd served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Calendar and Rules |
| • Commerce |
| • Fiscal Review |
| • State & Local Government, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Todd served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Calendar and Rules |
| • Commerce |
| • Fiscal Review |
| • Lottery Oversight |
| • State & Local Government, Chair |
| • TACIR |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Mark Lovell ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 general election.[1][2]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 95 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Mark Lovell (unopposed) | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||
Mark Lovell defeated incumbent Curry Todd, Diane George and Dana Matheny in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 95 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Lovell |
56.08% | 4,438 | |
| Republican | Curry Todd Incumbent | 18.87% | 1,493 | |
| Republican | Diane George | 14.52% | 1,149 | |
| Republican | Dana Matheny | 10.53% | 833 | |
| Total Votes | 7,913 | |||
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Curry Todd was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]
2012
Todd ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 95. Todd ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
2010
Todd ran for re-election to the 95th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[9] He defeated independent Christian R. Johnson in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]
2008
On Nov. 4, 2008, Todd won re-election to the 95th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[11]
Todd raised $55,093 for his campaign.[12]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 95 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Curry Todd(R)
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31,911 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
- Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee: 2015-2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on fiscal legislation.
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: 2016 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce on "issues in the chamber’s four key policy baskets: Business-friendly environment, workforce development, quality of life and regional efforts to encourage economic prosperity."[13]
- Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2016 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues.
- Tennessee National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 voting record
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- The American Conservative Union: 2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
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2013
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In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
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2012
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In 2012, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 10 through May 1.
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2011
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In 2011, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 11 to May 21.
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Personal
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Todd has one child and currently resides in Collierville, Tennessee.
Noteworthy events
Residency
The Tennessean reported on March 1, 2013, that Todd had lived in a Nashville house owned by his lobbyist friend Chuck Welch for part of 2011 without paying rent. Todd confirmed that he had stayed at the house multiple times in 2011 but did not give any details of the length or dates of his stays. Although Welch and his lobbying firm Farris, Mathews and Bobango lobbied for bills before the State and Local Government Committee, which was chaired by Todd until October 2011, Todd told reporters that his connection with Welch "has not affected my independent judgment as a lawmaker.” These actions were legal because of an exception to Tennessee's ban on legislators receiving gifts from lobbyists in the case of long-time friends.[15] Additionally, it was not illegal for Todd to reside outside of his district because the residency requirement only applied on the general election day, not during a legislator's term of office.[16]
DUI arrest
- See also: Politicians convicted of DUI
Todd was arrested on October 11, 2011, for driving under the influence of alcohol. He also faced gun charges for having a loaded handgun in the car while under the influence. He took a field sobriety test but refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. Todd was the sponsor of a bill to allow people who are not drinking to carry guns in establishments which serve alcohol.[17] After being charged, Todd gave up his chairmanship of the State and Local Government Committee. On January 18, 2013, he pleaded guilty to DUI and possessing a gun while under the influence. He was sentenced to two days in jail (minus the eight hours he was in jail after his arrest), a $35 fine, 24 hours of community service, and a year of probation without the right to carry a gun. As part of the plea bargain, he was also required to install an alcohol-monitoring ignition interlock device on his car, take an alcohol safety course, and participate in a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victims-impact panel. Reading a prepared statement to the press, Todd said, "I want everyone to know that this incident was not the result of excessive drinking but instead it was the result of taking prescription medication and later consuming less than two glasses of wine over several hours. But the mixture resulted in an unknown effect and the ultimate mistake of me driving. I clearly recognize that I made that mistake. I cannot change the past. The events of Oct. 12, 2011 (the stop occurred late on the night of Oct. 11) and today will stay with me for the rest of my life."[18]
Comments about immigrants
During a November 10, 2010, hearing of Fiscal Review Committee, Todd asked administrators if the CoverKids program verified the immigration status of women receiving prenatal care. When told that the program did not do so and that it would be illegal to do so under federal law, he said, "They can go out there like rats and multiply then, I guess." His comment, footage of which is available here, was widely condemned, and he clarified his remarks with the Associated Press, saying that he was wrong and should have used the words "anchor babies."[19]
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee State Legislature
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives Committees
- Tennessee Joint Committees
- Tennessee state legislative districts
External links
- Tennessee Legislature - Representative Curry Todd
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions via OpenSecrets
- Tennessee Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2008 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Rep. Curry Todd lived rent-free in lobbyist's home," March 1, 2013
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Rep. Curry Todd explains his Collierville residency," April 22, 201
- ↑ Ballotpedia News, "Representative Curry Todd charged with DUI," October 13, 2011
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Rep. Curry Todd pleads guilty to DUI, gun possession charges," January 18, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Tennessee GOPer Curry Todd: Illegal Immigrants Will Multiply 'Like Rats,'" November 11, 2010
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| Preceded by - |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 1998–2016 |
Succeeded by Mark Lovell (R) |
