Former state Sen. Audrey Gibson once led the Duval County Democratic Party. Now, in the wake of a historic loss suffered by ...

Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has ...

MacKay passed away peacefully in his sleep last Tuesday, on New Year’s Eve, surrounded by his adult sons and wife, Anne. He ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Renai Sparrow teaches 3rd grade at Lawton Chiles Elementary. She’s been teaching for 17 years, 13 of those in 3rd grade. “They’re fun. I have a good group. They’re very ...

A celebration honoring former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held next Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at Fort King ...

Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr., who served as Florida's governor for just three weeks, died at 91 years old.

Buddy MacKay, former Florida Governor, passed away at 91. Despite a loss to Jeb Bush in 1998, MacKay briefly served as governor following Lawton Chiles' death. Known for his humor, MacKay's career ...

Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.The former Democratic governor took a nap after lunch at his home in Ocklawaha, Florida, on Tuesday and never woke up, his son Ken MacKay told The Associated Press.

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, a long-time Florida politician who became governor for nearly a month following the abrupt death of ...

TALLAHASSEE - Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush for Florida governor in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the ...