Ulysses Currie, the sharecropper’s son who rose to the top budget position in the Maryland Senate, resigned Friday after representing Prince George’s County in the General Assembly for nearly 30 years.
In a letter to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Currie said his health would no longer permit him to carry out his duties “with the strength and energy you all deserve.” A former teacher and principal, he had held his Senate seat since 1995. Before that, he had served as a member of the House of Delegates since 1987.
Currie, 79, wrote in his resignation letter that he was proud to have fought for education funding while in Annapolis.
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