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Ex-lawmaker applies for wildlife post
Former state Sen. Curt Kiser of Pinellas said he has long wanted to lead the state agency.
By JULIE HAUSERMAN, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 6, 2002
Former Pinellas lawmaker Curt Kiser is applying for one of the state's top environmental posts: executive director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
"It's something I've always wanted to do," said Kiser, a 57-year-old lawyer and lobbyist who now lives in Tallahassee.
Kiser wants to replace Allan Egbert, who is resigning on April 30 after eight years as the commission's executive director.
The seven-member commission will choose Egbert's successor. Commissioners plan to begin reviewing applicants next month and pick a replacement by April 30.
Kiser has been involved in Florida environmental issues since the 1960s. As a law student in 1968, he worked for Gov. Claude Kirk and helped draft state environmental rules.
Kiser was elected as a Republican senator from Pinellas in 1972, when he was 28, and spent much of his legislative career dealing with environmental issues.
After he left the Legislature in 1994, Kiser spearheaded a constitutional amendment that combined Florida's two wildlife agencies into one.
The only other announced applicant for the executive director post so far is Vic Heller, who is assistant executive director now. Heller, 52, has been with Florida's state wildlife agency for 24 years.
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