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Kenneth Hood " Buddy " MacKay Jr. (born March 22, 1933) is 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.
Apr 2, 2021 · Buddy MacKay, who succeeded Lawton Chiles in 1998, talks about his achievements, challenges and regrets as a politician. He was a moderate and activist who faced a hostile environment and a misleading label as a "liberal" in Florida.
Dec 12, 1998 · KENNETH H. (Buddy) MACKAY, JR., the forty-second governor of Florida, was born in Ocala, Florida on March 22, 1933. His education was attained at Ocala High School, and at the University of Florida, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1954 and a law degree in 1961.
Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. (born March 22, 1933) is an American politician and diplomat. He served as Governor of Florida, following the death of then-Governor Lawton Chiles. He served as Governor for less than a month. He is the last Democrat to serve as Governor of Florida.
Kenneth Hood " Buddy " MacKay Jr. (born March 22, 1933) is 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.
Jul 6, 2006 · Such are the minor and major indignities slapping Buddy MacKay, cast this year as the Bob Dole of Florida's Democratic Party. He spent half his life earning the gubernatorial...
Read an excerpt from Buddy MacKay's autobiography, 'How Florida Happened.' It recaptures a time which saw Florida grow from a semi-rural to a mega-state, where political dominance shifted...
