The Honorable Jeff Kottkamp, Esq.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Jeff Kottkamp serves as the Florida TaxWatch Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He is an AV Preeminent rated attorney with an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida. He has served on the TaxWatch Board of Trustees for the last ten years and has been active with The Governor Bob & Mary Jane Martinez Citizenship Institute as well as the TaxWatch Productivity Awards.
He served as the Florida's 17th Lieutenant Governor from 2007 until 2011. As Lieutenant Governor Jeff was Chairman of the Board of Space Florida, Chairman of Florida's Children and Youth Cabinet, Chairman of the Florida Sports Foundation, and had oversight responsibility for the Governor's Office of Drug Control, the Office of Adoption and Child Protection, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, as well as the Governor's Film and Entertainment Office. On June 18, 2008 Governor Kottkamp became Acting Governor of the State of Florida pursuant to a Proclamation filed with the Secretary of State transferring power to him pursuant to Article IV Section 3(b) of the Florida Constitution.
Governor Kottkamp served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006. While serving in the House, Jeff was chairman of the Judiciary Appropriations Committee (2006), chairman of Government Operations Committee (2005), chairman of Judiciary Committee (2002–2004), and vice-chairman of the Rules and Calendar Council (2004–2006). He also served as Deputy Majority Whip.
As a member of the Florida Legislature, Kottkamp had a reputation for fighting for lower taxes. He sponsored legislation to repeal the Intangibles Tax. He helped formed the "Freedom Caucus" in the House. Caucus members opposed any efforts to raise taxes. Governor Kottkamp served as Co-Chair of the Taxpayer Protection Caucus.
Jeff currently serves on the Board for the Florida Historic Capitol Foundation, is a Trustee of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society and a member of the Economic Club of Florida.
He and his wife Cyndie live in Tallahassee and have a son named Jackson.