# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-mackay
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:21:46.224Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-mackay"
name: "Buddy MacKay"
slug: "buddy-mackay"
description: "Kenneth Hood \"Buddy\" MacKay Jr. was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida from December 12, 1998, to January 5, 1999, upon the death of Lawton Chiles. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. During his career, he also served as a state legislator and as a United States representative and special envoy. McKay is to date the last Democratic Governor of Florida, and until his death in 2024, the last living one."
tagline: "American politician (1933–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy_MacKay_(official_portrait).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1933-03-22"
deathDate: "2024-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump