- 1972 Co-Master of Ceremonies (with Dr. Billy Graham),
Presidential Inaugural festivities
- 1976 Co-Chairman of the Reagan Presidential Campaign
in California
- 1976 Co-Chariman, California's President Ford Campaign
- 1977 Elected National Committeman representing
the State of California on the National Committee.
(Youngest person ever selected to serve on the RNC
Executive Committee)
- 1978 Elected Lieutenant Governor of California
- 1978-82 President of the California State Senate
- 1978-82 Member of the Board of Regents for The
University of California
- 1978-82 Member of the Board of Trustees for The
California State University
- 1978-82 Served as Member of the State Land's Commission
- 1979 Appointed by the Governor to Chair California's
State Economic Development Commission
- 1980-82 Acting Governor of California (approximately
1 year)
- 1980 Appointed National Vice-Chairman of Reagan
Presidential Campaign
- 1980 Appointed Chairman of Republican National
Convention Program Committee
- 1982 Elected Chairman of the National Conference
of Lieutenant Governors (comprised of lieutenant governors
from both parties)
- 1983 Appointed by President Reagan to chair Republican
National Finance Committee-Washington, DC
- 1987 Appointed by President Reagan as a member
of the Committee for Trade Negotiations
- 1995 Appointed by Governor Sundquist to Tennessee
Board for Economic Growth
Governmental Accomplishments
- While Mike Curb was Lt. Governor and during the time he was Acting Governor, he made 431 appointments.
- Curb signed in excess of 30 bills and proclamations as Acting Governor.
- During the first two years of his term, Curb served as Acting Governor between 25-30 percent of the time and served as Acting Governor for approximately one year during the term.
- Curb signed the Rob-A-Home/Go-To-Jail bill as Acting Governor after unsuccessfully attempting to get the Governor to make a decision. John Van de Kamp and Kenneth Hahn attended the press conference when the bill was signed, to show their approval.
- Curb signed the bill that prohibits trial courts from ordering any prosecution witness or victim in any sexual assault case, including child molestation cases, to submit to a psychiatric or psychological examination to test his or her credibility.
- As Acting Governor, Curb created the California Agriculture Commission that successfully dealt with a number of key issues including bringing to the public's attention important facts to counter the Governor's opposition to spraying the Med-fly.
- During the gas-line crisis, Curb signed a proclamation as Acting Governor suspending certain ARB regulations to allow for a temporary increase in lead content in gasoline to ease the gas lines. This concept was supported by a majority of the legislators from both parties.
- As Acting Governor, Curb created the California Commission on Food and Nutrition to help solve the problem of malnutrition.
- As Acting Governor, Curb created the California Commission on Citizen Participation in Government to seek the best-qualified people for government positions. A number of people were appointed by the Governor based on recommendations by this Commission.
- Curb formed the Water Task Force that did the complicated job of determining the ultimate cost of the water issue that was on the ballot in 1982. The Thru-Delta proposal that the task force put together in great detail appears to be the compromise proposal that will ultimately be adopted by the current administration and the Legislature.
- Curb chaired the Economic Development Commission and discussed public issues relating to economic development, regulatory reform and utility rates.
- Curb constantly defended Proposition 13 and was one of the first supporters of the proposition when it was on the ballot.
- As Acting Governor, Curb held the first press conference to launch the State Spending Limitation action that the voters later approved.
- Curb took similar action to launch the Crime Victims Bill of Rights that was also later approved by the Voters.
- Curb helped turn the Commission of the Californias into a stronger committee to strengthen relationships with Mexico, and Curb put forth proposals to properly handle undocumented guest workers.
- At a time when most of the public was unaware of the potential problems that would be caused by the appointment of liberal justices, Curb was one of the first to speak out about Chief Justice Rose Bird.
- While Governor Jerry Brown was considering appointing a very liberal justice to the second appellate district of the California Court of Appeals, Curb appointed Judge Armand Arabian. Governor Deukmajian later elevated Judge Arabian to the California Supreme Court.
- As Acting Governor, Curb signed emergency orders and state-of-emergency proclamations or otherwise assisted in approximately ten emergencies in various counties while Jerry Brown was out of state. The emergencies included fires, floods, mudslides, earthquakes and storms.
- Curb worked with William French Smith and Theodore (Ted) Olson to defend the lawsuit brought by Governor Brown where the Supreme Court of California ultimately ruled in Curb's favor with respect to the responsibilities of a Lt. Governor when the Governor is out of state.
- Curb was elected national chairman of all of the nation's Lt. Governors from both political parties. He discussed in California various options pertaining to the Lt. Governor's office that had been tried in other states. These options include the possibility of the office being part-time, being eliminated in favor of the Senate president or Assembly speaker, the possibility of the Governor and the Lt. Governor being a ticket and defining the other opportunities for this office. In order to set an example for other office holders, Curb reduced the budget of his office during his term as Lt. Governor and instituted a policy of reimbursing the state for time spent out of state on non-state business. When Curb was appointed national Vice Chairman of President Reagan's national presidential campaign and chairman of the Republican convention program, Curb reimbursed the state for the time he was out-of-state.
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