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Encyclopedia > Curt Pringle
Curt Pringle
Curt Pringle

Curt 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. Image File history File links Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... This temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article Anaheim, California over to the new format agreed to at WikiProject Cities. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ...


Career in California politics

In 1988, Pringle was elected as a Republican member of the California State Assembly at the age of 29. 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 former Speaker Willie Brown, Pringle was the last Speaker to wield broad power in that office, since rule changes immediately after Pringle's tenure transferred much of the Speaker's authority to committee chairmen. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) is a Democratic politician from the state of California. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. ...


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. California State Treasurer List of Treasurers ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Public relations (PR) is the means and industry of influencing public opinion of an organization (sometimes industry or type of product). ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ... An ARCO gas station in Los Angeles ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company) is an American oil company that prospered during the energy crisis. ... Location of Orange County within California. ... Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ... The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社) is a Japanese company with a large number of product areas. ... Jack-in-the-Box is a fictional character in the comic book series Astro City. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, attending a grand meeting with all the... Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. ... Orange County Fair takes place every summer on the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California . ...


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. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article Anaheim, California over to the new format agreed to at WikiProject Cities. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most popular professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ... For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... City nickname: The Big Tomato Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 99. ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ...


Education and teaching career

Pringle received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in public administration from California State University, Long Beach. California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach!) is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California. ...


In addition to his political work, Pringle is an adjunct professor at the University of California, Irvine, where he teaches California politics. University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine is a public, coeducational university situated in suburban Irvine, California. ...


Personal life

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. State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... Garden Grove, is a city centrally located in northern Orange County, California. ...


External links

  • Biography from Curt Pringle & Associates, LLP
  • Biography from the City of Anaheim
  • Biography from the Orange County Department of Transportation


Preceded by:
Brian Setencich
Speaker of the California State Assembly
January 1996–November 1996
Succeeded by:
Cruz Bustamante
Preceded by:
Tom Daly
Mayor of Anaheim, California
December 2002–present
Succeeded by:


Brian Setencich (born 1962) served in the California Assembly from 1995 to 1996 and as Speaker of that body from September 1995 to January 1996, before being recalled from office by his constitutents. ... The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Cruz Miguel Bustamante (born January 4, 1953) is an American politician. ... Tom Daly is a Democratic politican from Orange County, California who served as mayor of Anaheim, California from 1994 to 2002. ... This is a list of Mayors of Anaheim, California since its incorporation in 1870. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Curt Pringle at AllExperts (832 words)
Pringle, a conservative Republican and onetime Speaker of the California State Assembly, is currently Mayor of Anaheim, California and runs his own public relations and lobbying firm.
Pringle took office as a state assemblyman in December 1988 at the age of 29.
Pringle has led the effort to transform the area surrounding Angel Stadium and the Arrowhead Pond into the Platinum Triangle, which is meant to be Orange County's downtown.
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Curt Pringle was elected to serve as Anaheim’s Mayor in November 2002.
Pringle was a key architect of California's historic, bipartisan welfare reform plan in 1997, and in 1996 he authored successful legislation to provide California businesses with a five-percent tax cut.
Mayor Pringle also serves as honorary chairman for the Anaheim Challenge for Education, a non-profit foundation that has successfully raised over $1 million in scholarship funds to provide low-income Anaheim families the opportunity to send their child to the school of their choosing for 4 consecutive years.
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