Joe Kirkpatrick • TNGOP Constitutional Candidate for Governor • Primary August 5, 2010
Biographical Information • Vital Statistics • Resumé
Born May 23,1965 in Chicago, IL (Cook County)
Link to Birth Certificate: http://joe4gov.com/vaultcopy.pdf
Church:
1977-1996 • Member of First Presbyterian Church • Gallatin TN
Dr. Charles Moffatt, Pastor Emeritus
1996-present • Member of First Presbyterian Church • Nashville TN
Dr. Todd Jones, Senior Pastor
Adventurers' Class Member and Teaching Assistant
Education:
1983 • Gallatin High School • Gallatin TN
1987 • Vanderbilt University • Nashville TN • B.A. Political Science
Political/Community:
1992 At-Large (Statewide) Candidate for GOP Convention Delegation
Committed to Patrick J. Buchanan -- Received 82,000+ votes
1994 Middle TN Campaign Spokesman • Steve Wilson for US Senate
1997 Aide to Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee • Curtis Person, Chairman
1998 State Senate Reporter for Nashville Bureau • Joe White, Publisher/Editor
2000-2006 Historic Edgefield Homeowners Association
2002-2006 • Committeeman • District 19 • Tennessee Republican Party
(and Davidson County Republican Party)
2006 Candidate for Tennessee GOP Gubernatorial Nomination
Suspended activity due to oncoming birth of triplets. Zero in campaign expense.
Still Received 10.7% or 34,000+ votes
2006-present • NRA Foundation (Davidson County Chapter)
Professional:
1987-1996 • Thomas Nelson Publishers/Varsity Company • Field/Organizational Manager
Sold Bibles and educational books door-to-door
Recruited, trained, and managed countless others to do the same successfully
Made 30,000+ cold calls • Worked 80-90 hours/week during sales season
Top 20 Rookie • Top 20 Experienced • President's Club
1988-2000 • Various sales jobs in many fields including insurance, securities, printing,
radio advertising, home improvements
Attained SEC Series 7, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses
Attained TN Life and Health Insurance Sales Licenses
Began work in Print and Litigation support industries
Waited tables • Line cook • Crop Gardening
Caregiver for maternal grandfather (age 90+) and terminally ill mother
2000-present • Co-owner • d/b/a 31st Century Inc. • Gallatin, TN
Print, Media, Marketing, and Political Consulting
2006-present • Director of Sales/Marketing • Graves Metal Products
Jackson TN • Shelbyville TN • Gross Annual Sales from $8-10 million
2006-present • Homemaker • Caregiver to triplets
Spouse:
Jennifer Graves Kirkpatrick of Jackson TN (Madison County)
November 5, 1969 - present
Daughter of Samuel E. Graves and Joan Ross Graves of Medina, TN (Gibson County)
Northside High School • Jackson TN • 1988
University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN • B.S. Business/Marketing • 1992
Belmont University • Nashville, TN • Master of Business Administration • 1998
Member of First Presbyterian Church • Nashville, TN
Committeewoman • District 19 • Tennessee Republican Party • 2002-2006
(and Davidson County Republican Party)
Product and Licensing Manager • The Oreck Corporation • Nashville TN/Cookeville TN
Children:
1. M.E. Kirkpatrick (16)
2. A.R. Kirkpatrick (4)
3. J.A. Kirkpatrick (4)
4. R.P. Kirkpatrick (4)
Mother:
Doris Ann Porterfield (Kirkpatrick) of Murfreesboro, TN (Rutherford County)
July 23,1941 - March 9,2000
1959 • Central High School • Murfreesboro, TN
Attended Middle Tennessee State University • Murfreesboro, TN
Career in Office Management • Various Locations
Truck Driver for Southeast Motor Carriers • Chattanooga, TN
Fought colon cancer bravely for 6 years
Maternal Grandparents:
A.D. Porterfield of Short Mountain, TN (Cannon County)
July 26,1908-2002
Completed 3rd Grade
Farmer, Retiree of MTSU Plant Maintenance
Bertha Shelton (Porterfield) of Jasper, AL (Walker County)
June 20,1920-1982
Walker County High School • Jasper, AL • c.1938
B.A. Education, Middle Tennessee State University • c.1956
M.S. Library Science, Middle Tennessee State University • c.1958
Ordained Minister, Church of God of Prophecy
Father:
William Green Kirkpatrick, Sr. of Gallatin, TN (Sumner County)
January 5,1937 - present
1955 Gallatin High School • Gallatin TN
Attended University of Tennessee • Knoxville TN
Played Freshman football • Studied agriculture
1967• Middle Tennessee State University • Murfreesboro TN
B.S. Agriculture (Animal Husbandry)
First Presbyterian Church • Gallatin TN
Elder • Treasurer • Trustee
Chicago Livestock Producers • Chicago IL
Wisconsin Steel/International Harvester IL
Retired from Hoeganaes Corporation • Gallatin TN • Crane Operator
Beef cattle (130-150 head) and crop farmer in Sumner & Wilson Counties,
Livestock Trader, Real Estate Speculator
1st foreign national to own property in Yucatan State, Mexico
Rancho Santa Barbara (Cuncunul, Uayma Mexico)
Paternal Grandparents:
Joe H. Kirkpatrick of Cairo Bend, TN (Wilson County)
May 28,1903 - August 20,2000
Completed 10th Grade
Beef Cattle and Crop Farmer, Livestock Trader, Real Estate Speculator
Contracted by Army Corp of Engineers to survey land for Old Hickory Lake
Owned last ferry (Wood's Ferry) prior to construction of Hwy 109 bridge
Ellen Green (Kirkpatrick) of Shop Springs, TN (Wilson County)
December 16,1911 - 1998
Central High School • Nashville, TN • c.1929
Homemaker • Crop farmer • Flower Gardener • Accomplished Oil Painter
Political Philosophy
My political role models are Ronald Reagan, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and many others with the same common sense vision relative to the destiny of humanity and bravery in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The concepts of liberty and freedom of expression which these Americans championed have been realized through the strict implementation of the federal system of government envisioned by the framers and maintained through free-market principles explained by economists such as Adam Smith and Milton Friedmann.
One irony of the philosophy of today's liberal Democrat, neo-Marxist, and/or socialist (who to varying degrees believe the same things about human nature) is this... in our school system, there is such a fight on behalf of the liberal, education establishment to indoctrinate our children with an anti-Creation, scientific mentality in the absence of any other ideas on the subject. Yet, when it comes to the application of rules for governing, they do just the opposite.
The neo-Marxist seeks to deny the fundamental drives of the human species which include but are not limited to pursuing happiness, accumulating property for themselves and their families, and individual autonomy to either save or distribute this wealth as they see fit. To deny humans these fundamental rights is to inhibit the natural order (that I personally believe God created) and to inhibit our evolution as a species (which I also believe is a manifestation of divine providence).
When one sells their soul in exchange for the security of a welfare check, free health care, or food, or some other form of dependency, they not only damage their own spirit, but they set the example for subsequent generations. Whether on purpose or by accident, when the Democrat Party argues for the centralization of the government and the redistribution of wealth, they are bringing the progress of the human race, which has been documented for the last 6000 years or so, to a screeching halt.
But I digress...
I believe that next to the Holy Bible, the United States Constitution is the greatest document ever written.
I believe that except for Jesus Christ, President Ronald Reagan had a more profoundly positive impact on humanity than any other human being to ever live. His attitude, commitment to principle, and dedication to the Constitution are important, but the facts also bear this out. 350,000,000+ human beings living as slaves to the Communist dictatorship of Soviet Russia were freed as a result of his peace through strength policy and leadership.
I fear that coming of age with Reagan as President has set the bar by which I measure the performance of politicians so high that I am compelled to seek office in my own right and in spite of my own human weakness and frailty of spirit. The alternative is to have failed to seek what I feel in my gut is true, that I was born to be a political leader. My hope is that I can be at least half the leader that Ronald Reagan was. If so, I shall have achieved success.
The price of the alternative, despite the outcome of the election, would be to ask forever of myself why I didn't try in earnest to fulfill my dream of being Governor. The second cost would be upon the rendering of my soul to God -- to have judged others when I, myself, was not willing to take the reins and lead.
I believe God is merciful and that I am saved by grace, but I have so much for which to account in my life that I wish to leave that off of the list. Finally, my four children need to learn from me that fear of the unknown is nothing more than a lack of faith. I wish for them to be afforded the same opportunities to succeed that I have mostly squandered so far. Fortunately, I do not place a cap on the fulfillment of my dreams just because I have not been particularly successful in a conventional, financial sense.