Kiki Curls
{{Short description|American politician (born 1968)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shalonn "Kiki" Curls
| image =
| imagesize = 150px |
| state_senate = Missouri
| district = 9th
| term_start = January 2011
| term_end = January 16, 2020
| preceded = Yvonne S. Wilson
| succeeded = Barbara Washington
| state_house2 = Missouri
| district2 = 41st
| term_start2 = 2007
| term_end2 = 2011
| preceded2 = Melba J. Curls
| succeeded2 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1968|07|12}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| residence = Kansas City, Missouri
| occupation = Real estate developer
| alma_mater = University of Missouri
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children = James
Michaela
| website =
}}
Shalonn "Kiki" Curls (born December 7, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri Senate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/Members/D09/bio.htm|title=Senator Shalonn Curls|website=Senate.mo.gov|access-date=January 29, 2022}} She represented the 9th district, which includes part of Jackson County, from 2011 to 2020.
Early life and education
Kiki Curls was born in Los Angeles in 1968. She attended St. Teresa's Academy and graduated from the University of Missouri.
Career
She currently works as a real estate developer.
=Politics=
In 2006, Kiki Curls ran for the 41st district of the Missouri House of Representatives.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/22/2675598/missouri-state-rep-kiki-curls.html |title=Missouri Rep. Curls wins state Senate seat - KansasCity.com |access-date=2011-03-24 |archive-date=2011-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228120453/http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/22/2675598/missouri-state-rep-kiki-curls.html |url-status=dead }} She won election unopposed and won reelection unopposed in 2008 and 2010. In 2011 State Senator Yvonne S. Wilson retired from the senate so Governor Jay Nixon made a special election to fill her seat.[https://archive.today/20130415074530/http://midwestdemocracyproject.org/blogs/entries/mo-9th-senatorial-kiki/] Curls ran for the seat with the support of Wilson. Her opponent was Republican Nola Wood. She won the election with 83 percent of the vote. She is also the 14th ward's Democratic Committeewoman in Kansas City.
==Committee assignments==
- Appropriations
- General Laws
- Health, Mental Health, Seniors & Families
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements & Leases Oversight
- Joint Committee on Corrections
- Joint Committee on Tax Policy
Electoral history
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Election for Missouri’s 9th Senate District }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kiki Curls
|votes = 62,964
|percentage = 100.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2011 Special Election for Missouri’s 9th Senate District }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kiki Curls
|votes = 11,594
|percentage = 83.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Nola Wood
|votes = 2,298
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2010 General Election for Missouri’s 41st District House of Representatives}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kiki Curls
|votes = 5,002
|percentage = 100.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2008 General Election for Missouri’s 41st District House of Representatives}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kiki Curls
|votes = 10,519
|percentage = 100.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2006 General Election for Missouri’s 41st District House of Representatives}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kiki Curls
|votes = 5,855
|percentage = 100.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/members/mem09.htm Official Missouri Senate profile]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=66122 Interest Group Ratings]
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=8473 Campaign Finance Information]
- [http://www.lobbyingmissouri.org/legislators/senator-s-kiki-curls/ Lobbyist Gifts]
{{Current Missouri Senators}}
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Category:Women state legislators in Missouri
Category:Democratic Party Missouri state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:University of Missouri alumni
Category:Politicians from Los Angeles
Category:Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly