Curtis Tarver

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|name = Curtis Tarver

|image = Rep. Curtis Tarver (cropped).jpg

|state_house = Illinois

|district = 25th

|term_start = January 9, 2019

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|predecessor = Barbara Flynn Currie

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|party = Democratic

|education = Iowa State University (BS)
University of Iowa (JD)

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Curtis J. Tarver II is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 25th district. The Chicago-based district includes all or parts of East Side, Hyde Park, Kenwood, South Chicago, South Shore, and Woodlawn.{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD13.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 3|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=November 8, 2018}} He serves as the sergeant-at-arms for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.{{Cite web|last=Kapos|first=Shia|date=2020-12-11|title=BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD|url=https://politi.co/33YpyFF|access-date=2020-12-11|website=POLITICO|language=en}}

In the 2018 Democratic primary, Tarver defeated eight other candidates in the heavily Democratic district to succeed longtime Representative Barbara Flynn Currie.{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Tim|title=Curtis Tarver II Wins Illinois State House District 25 Primary|date=March 20, 2018|newspaper=Hyde Park Patch|access-date=November 13, 2018|url=https://patch.com/illinois/hydepark/illinois-state-house-district-25-follow-vote-results-here}} Tarver is an attorney who attended Iowa State University and the University of Iowa College of Law.{{cite interview|last=Tarver II|first=Curtis J.|title=Democratic candidate for Illinois House, 25th District: Curtis J. Tarver II|interviewer=Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=November 11, 2018|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/curtis-tarver-ii-democratic-candidate-illinois-house-25th-district-2018-primary/}}

As of May 7, 2023, Tarver is a member of the following Illinois House committees:{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=2949 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=ilga.gov}}

(Chairman of) Civil Procedure & Tort Liability Subcommittee (HJUA-CIVI)
(Chairman of) Counties & Townships Committee (HCOT)
(Chairman of) Tax Credit and Incentives Subcommittee (HREF-HTCI)
Income Tax Subcommittee (HREF-INTX)
Judiciary - Civil Committee (HJUA)
Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)

Early life and education

Tarver grew up on the South Side and attended Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Editorial: Congrats, parents, on saving 'Invest in Kids' — for now |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-school-choice-kids-scholarship-20210611-dtumvfq67ndwblza45wvsc57ea-story.html |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Chicago Tribune}} He went on to attend Iowa State University, graduating with a B.S. degree in 2003, and University of Iowa College of Law, graduating with a J.D. degree in 2006.{{Cite web |last=CST Editorial Board |date=2018-03-06 |title=Democratic candidate for Illinois House in the 25th District: Curtis J. Tarver II |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/3/6/18367982/democratic-candidate-for-illinois-house-in-the-25th-district-curtis-j-tarver-ii |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}

Electoral history

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| title = Illinois 25th Representative District Democratic primary, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=kZi8655FVXI%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=2019-10-17|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Curtis J. Tarver II

| votes = 4737

| percentage = 25.21

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Flynn Rush

| votes = 3071

| percentage = 16.34

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Grace Chan McKibben

| votes = 2838

| percentage = 15.10

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Adrienne Irmer

| votes = 2811

| percentage = 14.96

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Angelique N. Collins

| votes = 2260

| percentage = 12.03

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Anne Marie Miles

| votes = 1731

| percentage = 9.21

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = William Calloway

| votes = 1343

| percentage = 7.15

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18791

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 25th Representative District general election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=September 9, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Curtis J. Tarver II

| votes = 32796

| percentage = 99.93

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 23

| percentage = 0.07

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 32819

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 25th Representative District general election, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMfG1i5wERaVl&T=637426911276304358|title=Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=September 9, 2021|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Curtis J. Tarver II (incumbent)

| votes = 35396

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 35396

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 25th Representative District Democratic primary, 2022{{Cite web|title=Election Results: 2022 General Primary|last=Illinois State Board of Elections|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=63aIZoIunYs%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR0aY47e3tS2y&T=638011126873058837}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Curtis J. Tarver II (incumbent)

| votes = 9890

| percentage = 76.55

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Josef Michael Carr

| votes = 3029

| percentage = 23.45

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12919

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 25th Representative District general election, 2022{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MVJQPFIDZQo%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR0aY47e3tS2y |title=Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Curtis J. Tarver II (incumbent)

| votes = 23792

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23792

| percentage = 100.0

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