Buddy MacKay
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican politician (1933-2024)
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.
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Lawton Chiles and MacKay at the Florida Democratic Party headquarters, 1991
MacKay taking the oath of office, 1998
MacKay with other officials at the 1999 Summit of the Americas in Miami; L-R: Frank Brogan (FL. lt. gov.), MacKay, Katherine Harris (FL. SOS), Alex Penelas (Miami-Dade mayor), Joe Carollo (Miami mayor), and Luis J. Lauredo
Bob Graham with MacKay, 2008
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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.
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