Background
He was born in Gainesville, Florida.
politician member of the Florida State Senate
He was born in Gainesville, Florida.
During his tenure in the Florida Senate, Kirkpatrick, Junior., authored the Solid Waste Management Acting of 1988, which established recycling programs statewide. Sponsored the Sadowski Affordable Housing Acting in order to make housing more accessible to low-income Floridians. Sponsored the Preservation 2000 program to preserve sensitive state lands.
Was tireless in his efforts to preserve the Rodman Reservoir.
And championed workforce development and economic development programs that have greatly benefited the workers of this state. Through his work in the Florida Legislature and as the Executive Director of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, Senator Kirkpatrick also worked successfully to improve higher education throughout this state.