Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who as lieutenant governor became Florida’s most recent Democratic governor in 1998 on the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, died New Year’s Eve afternoon at his ...

TALLAHASSEE—In a rare departure from party loyalty, the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Monday overrode the ...

A celebration of life for the late Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be ... following the December 1998 death of his predecessor, Lawton Chiles; MacKay was his lieutenant governor.

Rhea Chiles, left, her husband, former Florida Gov. Lawton M. Chiles, center, and Lt. Gov. Buddy McKay, right, acknowledge cheers from supporters in this 1991 file photo taken at Chiles ...

On July 2, 1998, Florida Governor Lawton Chiles ordered a mandatory evacuation of the entire county—the first time an entire county in Florida was evacuated due to wildfires. According to Al ...

Ron DeSantis has directed flags to half-staff in Florida to honor the late Gov ... He was governor for 23 days following the ...

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 Democratic governor ...

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 Democratic governor ...

Lawton Chiles. The Democrats were re-elected in 1994 ... "Gov MacKay was one of Florida's greatest leaders and statesmen with a career of service that benefited all the people of Florida ...