J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
| J. Joseph Curran Jr. | |
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| 44th Attorney General of Maryland | |
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In office January 21, 1987 – January 17, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen H. Sachs |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Gansler |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
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In office January 19, 1983 – January 21, 1987 |
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| Governor | Harry Hughes |
| Preceded by | Samuel Bogley |
| Succeeded by | Melvin Steinberg |
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July 7, 1931 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Marie (Atkins) Curran |
| Profession | Attorney at law |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
J. Joseph Curran Jr. (born July 7, 1931) is an American politician and the longest serving elected Attorney General in Maryland history. His son-in-law, Martin J. O'Malley, is the former Governor of Maryland.
Curran was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Catherine Mary (Clark) and Baltimore City Council member J. Joseph Curran, Sr. He attended Baltimore parochial schools. He graduated from Loyola High School and then from the University of Baltimore. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. Curran returned to Baltimore and entered the University of Baltimore School of Law where he earned a LL.B. in 1959. Curran was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1959 and is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.
A Democrat, Curran previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1983–1987 under former Governor Harry R. Hughes. Prior to that, Curran was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1959–1963 and the Maryland Senate from 1963–1983.
In 1986, Curran was elected Attorney General after serving four years as Lieutenant Governor with Governor Harry R. Hughes. In 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002, he won re-election. As Attorney General, Curran initiated statewide reform in the areas of consumer protection, criminal investigations, Medicaid fraud prosecution, securities regulation, antitrust enforcement, protection of children and teens, parents, seniors, protection of victims of domestic violence and sexual predators. He also worked to strengthen criminal laws against gun violence, prescription drug abuse, and was an opponent of slot machines and casino gambling.
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