Curtis R. Tucker, Jr., was born April 16, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Democrat representing Inglewood, he worked as a legislative aide for Democratic Majority Whip Gwen Moore, and Speaker pro Tem, Mike Roos. He was elected to the Assembly in a special election held after the death of his father, Assemblymember Curtis R. Tucker, Sr., and took office February 7, 1989. He served as Chairman of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee and Vice Chairman of the Assembly Insurance Committee. He also served as Chair of the Select Committee on the Los Angeles Unrest following the verdict announcement in the 1992 trial of Los Angeles police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King. His legislative agenda focused on education, health- care and crime. Curtis Tucker, Jr. sponsored legislation to ban the sale of cigarettes from vending machines to stop tobacco product purchases by minors. He served as Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus. He completed his service in the Assembly in 1996