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Curt PringleCurt Pringle (born June 27, 1959), is a politician from the U.S. state of California. Pringle is currently mayor of Anaheim, California and a lobbyist. Career in California Legislature Pringle was elected in 1988 as a Republican member of the California State Assembly. In 1990 he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Tom Umberg, but after legislative district lines were drawn between Pringle and Umberg's houses, Pringle ran again for the Assembly in 1992 and won. He served in that chamber until 1998, serving as Speaker of the Assembly in 1996. According to Willie Brown, Pringle was the last Speaker to wield broad power in that office, since rule changes immediately after Pringle's tenure tranferred much of the Speaker's authority to committee chairmen. Post-Legislative Career After an unsuccessful campaign for California State Treasurer in 1998, Pringle launched a government affairs, public relations, and lobbying firm, Curt Pringle & Associates, LLC, where he is President. His firm's clients include ARCO, Orange County, California, Newport Beach, California, Yamaha, and Jack in the Box. Pringle was also appointed in 1998 by Governor Pete Wilson to the Orange County Fair Board, where he served for four years. In 2002, Pringle re-entered electoral politics with his successful campaign for Mayor of Anaheim, California, the tenth-most populous city in the state. Since taking office in December 2002, Pringle and the Anaheim City Council over which he presides have enacted a number of reforms that the Orange County Register has depicted as "freedom-friendly." Recently he has been the public face for the city as it has courted the National Football League for a football franchise and fought the Angels baseball club over its recent name change from "Anaheim Angels" to "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim." Pringle can also be seen occasionally with mayors of other major California cities when they travel to Sacramento to collectively lobby the state government. Pringle is also a member of the board of directors of the Orange County Department of Transportation. Personal Pringle was born in Iowa but moved to California at an early age. For much of his adult life he lived in Garden Grove, California, a city adjacent to Anaheim. He is married to his wife Alexis, with whom he has two children, Kyle and Katie. Education & Teaching Pringle received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degreee in public administration from Long Beach State College. In addition to his political work, Pringle is an adjunct professor at the University of California, Irvine, where he teaches California politics. External Links Curt Pringle & Associates, LLP - Bio
City of Anaheim - Bio
Bio from Orange County Department of Transportation Pringle, Curt Pringle, Curt Pringle, Curt
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