32 Facts About Curt Anderson

Curtis Stovall Anderson was born on October 12,1949 and is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist.

Curt Anderson was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, was the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

Curt Anderson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1992 and 2008.

Curt Anderson's parents divorced in 1957, and he and his two sisters were raised by his mother.

Curt Anderson was the captain of the football and track teams and won a scholarship to Rutgers University.

Curt Anderson majored in political science and made the freshman and varsity football and freshman track teams.

Curt Anderson played on the legendary "Ten Bears" lacrosse team, the only black college lacrosse team in America.

Curt Anderson was first hired by WBAL in 1976 as a reporter where he regularly covered the state legislature, Baltimore City Hall, produced features and even boxed a round with Muhammad Ali as a feature story in 1978.

In 1980, Curt Anderson was hired by WMAR-TV to be the station's weekend anchor and reporter.

Curt Anderson covered events such as the Wayne Williams trial in Atlanta and the Cuban refugee influx in Pennsylvania.

Curt Anderson ran for the Maryland House of Delegates while entering law school.

Curt Anderson graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1987 and passed the Maryland Bar Exam in 1988.

Curt Anderson joined the law firm of Murphy and Associates as a criminal defense attorney that same year.

Curt Anderson opened his own practice in 1996 and has represented thousands of individuals in the Circuit and District courts in Baltimore City and 16 of Maryland's 23 counties as well as arguing a case before the Supreme Court of Maryland.

In 1982, Curt Anderson won a seat in the House of Delegates, finishing first in a crowded field of candidates which included four incumbents.

Curt Anderson was sworn in January 1983 and assigned to the House Ways and Means committee.

In 1993, Curt Anderson was appointed to the Baltimore Orioles All-Star Game host committee; the entity that planned the activities around MLB's 1993 All-Star game to be played in Baltimore.

Curt Anderson worked with BET to sponsor a step show competition for local black fraternities at the stadium during the week of the All Star game festivities.

Unlike his first race in 1982 where he beat all the incumbents and finished first, this time Curt Anderson finished third with a razor-thin 100-vote margin of victory over 4th-place finisher incumbent Ken Montague.

Curt Anderson won re-election in both the primary and general elections.

Since 2003, Curt Anderson has been known for his opposition to the introduction of slot machines in Annapolis.

Delegate Curt Anderson organized protests against slots, wrote newspaper editorials and took to the airwaves at several local radio and television stations to solidify opposition to bringing organized gambling into Maryland.

In 2003, Curt Anderson was appointed to and currently serves on the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.

Additionally, Curt Anderson was the House of Delegates floor leader on legislation that would automatically expunge the records of the thousands individuals who have been arrested in Baltimore City without being charged with a crime.

Curt Anderson was the primary sponsor of HB 1303-Vehicle Laws-Towing or removal from parking lots-Baltimore City, Baltimore County.

Also in 1990, Curt Anderson was the primary and sole sponsor of HB 328 which allowed retired judges to be called back into service for up to 90 days to help alleviate crowded court dockets.

In 1994, Curt Anderson introduced a bill to raise the age after which a Maryland public school student could dropout from age 16 to age 18.

Curt Anderson sponsored legislation that would require the state's forensic laboratories be strictly monitored.

Curt Anderson was the primary sponsor of HB66, revamping and updating Maryland's theft statute.

Curt Anderson's bill shifted those decisions to the parole board if the governor did not act on parole board recommendations.

Curt Anderson was the primary sponsor of the Second Chance Act.

Curt Anderson was the primary sponsor of a bill that repealed some of Maryland's mandatory minimum sentences for drug related felonies.