Key Facts
Background
Born in Virginia, Kirkland was raised in Maine and attended Harvard College where he received an A.B. magna cum laude in 1984 and then received an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University in 1988 [1].
Kirkland co-founded Kirkland Messina, Inc., an investment banking firm. He is now the owner of Club One Casino, president of the California Gaming Association, and founder of Kirkland Foundation, a non profit animal rescue [3,4].
Key Issues
Immigration
Kirkland supports legal immigration, but also believes that America’s current southern border is insecure. He supports broad immigration reform to repair a “broken” system [1].
Foreign Policy
Kirkland supports broad funding for Israel but not Ukraine. He believes that the federal government must put more direct resources towards law enforcement instead. [1, 6]
Endorsements
None found.
Sources
4 GVWire
5 MSN
6 FoxNews