Brion Curran

Brion Curran (born May 27, 1985) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Curran represents District 36B in the north Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of White Bear Lake and Vadnais Heights and parts of Ramsey and Washington Counties in Minnesota.[1][2]

Brion Curran
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 36B district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byAmi Wazlawik
Constituency36B (2023-present)
Personal details
Born (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseBrandi
ResidenceVadnais Heights, Minnesota
EducationCentury College
Concordia University, St. Paul
Occupation
WebsiteGovernment website Campaign website

Early life, education and career

Curran was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Centerville. After graduating from Centennial High School, she earned an associate of applied sciences degree in law enforcement from Century College and a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Concordia University, St. Paul.[1]

From 2008 to 2018, Curran worked as assistant to the director of finance at Northeast Residence, a non-profit that supports adults with disabilities. She then joined White Bear Lake Police Department, serving as a volunteer police sergeant from 2015 to 2018 and as a 911 dispatcher from 2017 to 2018. Curran served as a deputy in the Chisago County Sheriff's Office in 2018 before returning to Northeast Residence as a human resources generalist.[1][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Curran was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. She first ran after two-term DFL incumbent Ami Wazlawik announced she would not seek reelection. Curran serves as vice chair of the Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Committee, and sits on the Human Services Policy, Judiciary Finance and Civil Law, and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committees.[1]

Electoral history
2022 Minnesota State House - District 36B[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Brion Curran 11,337 53.48
Republican Heidi Gunderson 9,833 46.38
Write-in 29 0.14
Total votes 21,199 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Curran lives in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota with her wife, Brandi.[1]

References
  1. "Curran, Brion - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. "Rep. Brion Curran (36B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. "Brion Curran". Run For Something. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. "2022 Results for State Representative District 36B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.


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