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

[citation needed] He moved to Florida in 1977 and graduated from North Fort Myers High School in 1979.

[citation needed] While at Florida State he was active in Student Government and was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society.

In 2007, the Florida State University Alumni Association named Kottkamp to the prestigious "Circle of Gold".

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

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

Members of the caucus included Representatives Connie Mack, Jeff Kottkamp, Bruce Kyle, Jim Kallinger, Don Brown, Mike Haridopolos, Dennis Baxley, and Carey Baker.

The legislation gave the Attorney General of Florida independent authority to initiate, upon reasonable cause, a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, and civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, against any person or group for "patterns or practices of discrimination" or "for discrimination that raises an issue of great public interest".

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

[22] The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced in June 2010 that the anti-pill mill effort resulted in 172 arrests statewide and the seizure of more than 20,000 prescription pills.

While he was chairman, the cabinet launched the first data sharing initiative of its kind in the country designed to provide comprehensive services to children in are more timely and cost-effective way.

Crist filed a Proclamation with the Secretary of State transferring power to Kottkamp pursuant to Article IV Section 3(b) of the Florida Constitution.