TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91. The former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Gov. and Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay shown in this 1999 photo. MacKay died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at the age of 91. Kenneth ...

Former Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve at age 91, had a greater influence on Florida than many people who actually were elected to the office of governor. He ...

It was a funeral where people were laughing, not crying. A big crowd filled a big church in Ocala Wednesday to celebrate the life of Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who briefly served as Florida’s 42nd ...

FILE - Former Gov. Buddy MacKay speaks during the unveiling of his official portrait at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday, March 12, 2001. At right is ...

FILE - Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay attends a Florida Law Review lecture series in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve at the age of 91, had a more profound influence on Florida than many of the people who were actually elected to the office. Among his ...

If you're tired of all the blah, blah, negative political ads hitting you in the face today, turn off the television and pick up a copy of "How Florida Happened: The Political Education of Buddy ...

Growing up, Kenneth Hood MacKay IV lived beside his grandfather Kenneth Hood MacKay Jr., better known as Buddy MacKay, Florida's former lieutenant governor and governor. Calling him "Pop," the young ...

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