Brian Curran (New York)

Brian Curran
New York State Assembly District 21
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$79,500/year
Per diem	$171/full day; $61/half day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Mayor, Lynbrook
2007 - 2010
Education
J.D.	City University of New York Law School
Personal
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website

Brian Curran is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 21 since 2013. He previously represented District 14 from 2011 to 2013.

He has worked as legislative counsel to the New York State Assembly and the Nassau Deputy County Attorney in the Litigation Bureau and Municipal Contracts, during which time he was also appointed Assistant Village Prosecutor of Lynbrook. He has worked in the private realm as a partner of the law firm Nicolini, Paradise, Ferretti, and Sabella. In 2007, Curran was elected mayor of Lynbrook and remained so until his election to the New York State Assembly.

Curran earned his bachelor's degree from Wilkes University and his J.D. from CUNY Law School. He and his wife Rosemarie Ciaccio-Curran have three children, Isabella, Jake, and Riley.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Curran served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Curran served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012

Curran ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 21. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. He defeated Jeffrey S. Friedman in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New York State Assembly, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Curran Incumbent	53.7%	27,627
	Democratic	Jeffrey S. Friedman	46.3%	23,845
Total Votes				51,472

2010

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Curran defeated Dermond Thomas (D) in the general election.Curran was also listed as a candidate of the Independence Party of New York State, the Conservative Party, and the Tax Revolt party.

New York State Assembly, District 14 2010
Candidates		Votes
Brian Curran (R)		23,362
Dermond Thomas (D)		15,206

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Curran raised a total of $35,556 in campaign contributions.

His nine largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Curran, Brian	$2,250
East Rockaway Republican Club	$1,000
LI Bannana	$500
Bender, John	$500
Bender, John	$500
Filauri, Hector	$500
Frank Robustello & Son	$500
Beach, Alan C	$500
Toscano, John	$500

Personal

Curran and his wife Rosemarie have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Edward Ra (R)	New York Assembly District 21 2013-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Robert Barra	New York Assembly District 14 2011–2013	Succeeded by David McDonough (R)