of Florida since Reconstruction. Kirk was born in San Bernardino, California. Claude R. Kirk Jr.'s father, Claude Kirk Sr. was a businessperson and later...

Florida Senate in 1962. He defeated incumbent Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the 1970 gubernatorial election and won re-election in 1974. As...

and pushed for by Disney, was signed into law by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, allowing Disney to build the infrastructure for...

various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. chose to run for a second term, with this being the first election...

office, defeating J. Brailey Oldham in the primary and Republican Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the general election. Spessard Holland, incumbent U.S. Senator...

left the party divided in the face of united Republican support for Claude Kirk. He left office on January 3, 1967, as the first Democratic Governor...

from Miami Lakes Wayne Mixson, State Representative from Marianna Claude R. Kirk Jr., former Republican Governor Mary L. Singleton, former director of...

the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, signed by then-Florida governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. (R), with the purpose being for Walt Disney to build a community (i...

bear even received a personalized invitation from Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. to a celebrity party in Fort Lauderdale. Although the show was praised...

Cramer expected Gurney's support. But in 1970, Gurney and Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. opposed Cramer's nomination; they supported an intraparty rival,...