Buddy MacKay, though, had served in the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s and attended the University of Florida, becoming part of the honorary Florida Blue Key and later earning a law degree.

T ALLAHASSEE, Florida — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office ...

Buddy MacKay, though, had served in the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s and attended the University of Florida, becoming part of the honorary Florida Blue Key and later earning a law degree.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – 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 ...

FILE – Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay attends a Florida Law Review lecture series in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File) ...

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.

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.

TALLAHASSEE - Former Florida Gov. Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by his wife and sons on New Year's Eve, a family spokesman ...

FILE – Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay attends a Florida Law Review lecture series in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File) ...

They can thank Buddy MacKay for being one of the fathers of what is a very fair process,” he said. Ron Sachs, the former communications director for the administration, ...

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.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – 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.