Former Congressman Kendrick Meek recalls his entry into Florida politics when, as the first Black captain in the Florida ...

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 home in ...

People will honor the life of former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay in Ocala on Wednesday. MacKay passed away peacefully in ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed flags to half-staff in Florida to honor the late Gov. Buddy MacKay, according to a memo ...

Columnist Steve Bousquet attended the large outpouring of affection on Wednesday in Ocala for former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who recently died at the age of 91.

Mackay served as Florida’s governor for less than a month in 1998 after Lawton Chiles’s sudden death. However, his passion ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — 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.

Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay takes the oath of office to become governor of Florida in 1998. His wife Anne and his son John joined him. Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Wells swears MacKay in at the ...

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 ...