28 Facts About Jeff Kottkamp

Jeff Kottkamp served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor from 2007 until 2011.

Jeff Kottkamp was selected by Republican gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist to serve as his running mate in the 2006 election.

Jeff Kottkamp had oversight responsibility in the offices of Drug Control, Adoption and Child Protection, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, as well as the Governor's Film and Entertainment Office.

In 2010, Jeff Kottkamp ran for the position of Florida Attorney General after Crist chose to forgo a 2010 reelection bid in favor of running for Senate.

Jeffrey Dean Kottkamp was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1960.

Jeff Kottkamp moved to Florida in 1977 and graduated from North Fort Myers High School in 1979.

Jeff Kottkamp was the first person from his family to attend college.

Jeff Kottkamp earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in 1984, majoring in political science.

Jeff Kottkamp primarily practiced in the products liability and commercial litigation area.

Jeff Kottkamp then served as a law clerk to United States District Court Judge Joe Oscar Eaton.

Jeff Kottkamp later served as a law clerk to United States District Court Sidney Aronovitz.

Jeff Kottkamp became active in the Republican Party at an early age serving as a volunteer for the Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign.

Jeff Kottkamp was a delegate at the Republican National Convention in 2008.

Jeff Kottkamp served as chairman of the Florida Bar Journal Editorial Board in 2000.

Jeff Kottkamp was a member of the Calusa Inns of Court.

Jeff Kottkamp was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000 and was re-elected in 2002 and 2004.

In 2000, a group of freshman members of the House, including Jeff Kottkamp, formed the "Freedom Caucus".

Jeff Kottkamp served as Co-Chair of the Caucus from 2002 to 2006.

Jeff Kottkamp was the primary sponsor of the Dr Marvin Davies Civil Rights Act in 2003.

In 2002 Jeff Kottkamp sponsored legislation to create the "Live the Dream" license plate which included the likeness of Dr Martin Luther King.

In 2005 Jeff Kottkamp sponsored the Parental Notice of Abortion Act which prohibited the performance or inducement of an abortion on a minor without first notifying the minor's parent or guardian.

Jeff Kottkamp took the oath of office as Florida's 17th Lieutenant Governor on January 2,2007.

In January 2010, Jeff Kottkamp announced a Statewide Prescription Drug Task Force called "Operation Pain Killer" to combat Florida's increasing prescription drug abuse in pill mills.

Jeff Kottkamp was appointed as chairman of the Space Florida Board of Directors in 2007.

When President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for 2011 which proposed ending NASA's Constellation Program, Jeff Kottkamp became one of the leading voices in opposition to the proposal.

In March 2010, Jeff Kottkamp challenged the President to a debate on the future of the space program.

Jeff Kottkamp served as chairman of Florida's Children and Youth Cabinet and oversaw the Office of Adoption.

On June 18,2008, Jeff Kottkamp became Acting Governor of the State of Florida while Governor Charlie Crist was under anesthesia for knee surgery.