Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died at age 91.

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.

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

Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay was a man of humility, integrity and deep faith, which served all of us well as Floridians. He got into politics for all the right reasons — to strengthen his ...

A celebration of life for the late Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, a spokesperson for the MacKay family announced. The service will be 1 p.m. "at the church he helped to ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...