George G. Kirkpatrick Jr.
George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. was an American politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 1980 to 2000.
Kirkpatrick was born in Gainesville, Florida. During his tenure in the Florida Senate, he authored the Solid Waste Management Act of 1988, which established recycling programs statewide; sponsored the Sadowski Affordable Housing Act 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.
Kirkpatrick died unexpectedly on February 5, 2003, in Tallahassee, and is survived by his wife, Monika, his children Catherine and Grier, and three grandchildren.
