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Barbara Flynn Currie (born May 3, 1940) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019. She served as the Majority Leader from 1997 to 2019.
Nov 8, 2019 · During her 40 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, Currie, LAB’58, AB’68, AM’73, broke new ground as a pioneering lawmaker, crossing paths with every significant political figure in the state.
Aug 17, 2022 · A former local State Rep. of more than four decades, Barbara Flynn Currie (D-25), has been awarded the 2022 Simon-Edgar Award for her years of “forceful, creative, consequential, and civil leadership in the Illinois General Assembly.”
Barbara Flynn Currie served many terms in the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1997, she became House Majority Leader—the first woman to hold the title—and held the post until she retired from the General Assembly at the beginning of 2019.
Barbara Flynn Currie, a liberal Democrat from the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, represented that district in the Illinois House from January 1979 to her retirement at the end of the 2018 legislative year.
Barbara Flynn Currie. Chicago, IL. Download Bio. Former State Representative & Majority Leader, Illinois House of Representatives. Industry: Government. Member since: 1985. Membership Type: Life.
Representative Barbara Flynn Currie (D) - Previous General Assembly (100th) 25th District. Majority Leader. Years served: January 1979 - January 2019.
