[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING MARK KAPLAN

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                            HON. KAT CAMMACK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2025

  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Florida's Third Congressional 
District, we thank Mark Kaplan, the University of Florida's Vice 
President of Government and Community Relations and wish him the best 
in what comes next.
  Kaplan, a Gator Grad, has served the University in this role since 
2018. Calling it his dream job, Kaplan has built countless 
relationships and developed strong ties for the university at the 
local, state, and federal levels. The university community has 
benefited from his wisdom, collaborative spirit, calm, steady approach 
to his work, and ability to get things done.
  Telling Florida Politics, Kaplan said, ``We talk about UF being among 
the most comprehensive universities in the country, with one of the few 
places in the country that has a vet school and a pharmacy school and a 
medical school and a law school. And one of the things that comes from 
all of that is it adds to the scope of things that you're paying 
attention to and issues that you get to work on.''
  Kaplan worked as Governor Jeb Bush's chief of staff, special counsel 
for the Speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, and a judicial 
clerk to a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He 
also worked as the executive director for the Florida Housing Finance 
Corp. and as global head of public affairs at Mosaic Company.
  We wish Mark and his wife Sherry a wonderful next chapter. I thank 
him for his service and Go Gators.

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