Buddy MacKay
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| United States Special Envoy for the Americas | |
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In office March 5, 1999 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Mack McLarty |
| Succeeded by | Otto Reich |
| 42nd Governor of Florida | |
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In office December 12, 1998 – January 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Lawton Chiles |
| Succeeded by | Jeb Bush |
| 14th Lieutenant Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 8, 1991 – December 12, 1998 |
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| Governor | Lawton Chiles |
| Preceded by | Bobby Brantley |
| Succeeded by | Frank Brogan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Young |
| Succeeded by | Cliff Stearns |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 6th district |
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In office November 4, 1974 – November 5, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Williams |
| Succeeded by | George Kirkpatrick |
| Personal details | |
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Kenneth Hood MacKay Jr. March 22, 1933 Ocala, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Selph (1960–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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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, lieutenant governor and later special envoy of President Bill Clinton's administration for the Americas. As of 2017[update], he is the last Democrat to serve as Florida governor.
MacKay was born to a citrus-farming family in Ocala, Florida, the son of Julia Elizabeth (Farnum) and Kenneth Hood MacKay, Sr. He served in the United States Air Force during the 1950s, and then attended the University of Florida, where he was tapped into Florida Blue Key and eventually received a law degree. MacKay was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame (the most prestigious honor a student can receive from UF). He married Anne Selph in 1960; the couple has four sons.
MacKay was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1968, and to the Florida Senate in 1975. From 1983 to 1989 he served for three terms in the United States House of Representatives, where he made controlling the national budget one of his main concerns. In 1988 he received the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, but lost in a very close race for that office to Connie Mack III.
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