Buddy MacKay Politician

Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. (born March 22, 1933) is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt. Governor and later special envoy of President Bill Clinton's administration for the Americas. As of 2014, he is the last Democrat to serve as Florida Governor, while Chiles remains the last Democrat elected to that office.

Personal facts

Buddy MacKay
Birth dateMarch 22, 1933
Birth place
Ocala Florida
Religion
Presbyterianism
Profession
Lawyer , Politician

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Office holder

governor
Lawton Chiles
military branch
United States Air Force
military rank
Captain (armed forces)
party
Democratic Party (United States)
president
service end1958
service start1955
successor
George G. Kirkpatrick Jr.
Otto Reich

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Buddy MacKay on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000023
  2. http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/governors/about.cfm?id=49
  3. http://www.lawtonchiles.org/mackay.html
  4. http://www.nndb.com/people/603/000119246
  5. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=469
  6. http://www.sptimes.com/State/121498/GOV_BUDDY_MacKAY_S_ST.html