George Kirkpatrick (Florida politician)
American politician (1938-2003)
George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (December 24, 1938 – February 5, 2003) was a Republican politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 1980 to 2000. He was initially elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party in 1998.
Early life
Kirkpatrick was born in Gainesville, Florida, in 1938, and graduated from Davidson College with his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1962. He served in the Military Police Corps in West Berlin from 1962 to 1964. Upon returning to Florida, he worked as a real estate investor and builder.
Florida Senate
In 1980, when Democratic State Senator Buddy MacKay ran for Congress, Kirkpatrick ran to succeed him in the 6th district. He faced former Alachua County Commissioner Perry McGriff and preacher Gene Keith in the Democratic primary. McGriff placed first in the primary election, winning 40 percent of the vote to Kirkpatrick's 34 percent, and the two advanced to a runoff election. Kirkpatrick narrowly defeated McGriff, winning 53 percent of the vote to his 47 percent, and advanced to the runoff election, where he faced Republican nominee John Newsom, a citrus farmer.
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