City Hall, 22nd floor • 414 E. 12th St. • Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 513-1605 • Fax: (816) 513-1612
Assistant: Reva Simmons • melba_curls@kcmo.org
Melba Curls is a lifelong resident of Kansas City’s 3rd District where she and her late husband, State Senator Phil B. Curls, have raised their four children, Phillip II, Michael, Monica and Louis.
Curls has been employed in the public sector most of her life, having worked for city, state, and federal governments. She previously worked for the City of Kansas City in the Personal and Legal Departments as well as a staff assistant under Mayor Wheeler.
After her years at City Hall, she was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1999 where she focused on identifying issues that affected Kansas City and worked with her colleagues to develop solutions and positive change. While serving in the House for more than six years, she was appointed chairperson the Committee on Urban Affairs (2000-2002) and was vice-chair of the Ethics Committee from 2004-2006.
Most recently, Curls returned home to Kansas City when she was elected to the Third District at Large seat on the Kansas City, Missouri City Council.
City Council Committees:
- Vice Chair of Housing Committee
- Vice Chair of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Legislative Committee
- Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee
Councilwoman Curls has a long history of public service to the community, and she continues to remain engaged in a variety of philanthropic organizations as well as civic activities
Affiliated Organizations:
- American Jazz Museum, board member
- DeLaSalle Education Center, board member
- Friends of the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, board member
- Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus, board member
- International Visitors Council of Greater Kansas City, board member
- Jackson County Board of Domestic Violence Shelters, board member
- Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust, board member
- National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, regional director
- Saint Louis Catholic Church, member
- United Minority Media Association-Charter, board member
- Women Legislators of Missouri, board member
