Staff ReportsJanuary 6, 2025
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MacKay passed away peacefully in his sleep last Tuesday, on New Year’s Eve, surrounded by his adult sons and wife, Anne. He was 91 years old.
Tag: Buddy MacKay
Staff ReportsJanuary 6, 2025
Florida PhoenixJanuary 2, 20257min0
‘He was the most active and accomplished lieutenant governor in modern Florida history.’
Associated PressJanuary 2, 20259min0
An inveterate policy wonk, MacKay finished his political career as a special envoy to Latin America for President Bill Clinton before retiring to his central Florida home near Ocala.
Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2024
14min0
Lawton Chiles’ narrow victory surely changed Florida and American history — in multiple ways.
Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2023
11min0
On the 25th anniversary of his death in office, loving tributes to Chiles’ legacy are being shared.
Guest AuthorAugust 24, 2022
14min0
He will need a Lieutenant Governor who can share the leadership load.
Scott PowersApril 9, 2020
9min609
Vote-by-mail has been very good for Florida Republicans for a long time.
Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018
5min431
With the 2018 midterms in the rearview, along with a contentious series of recounts, it’s worth reflecting on the historic nature of the U.S. Senate race here in Florida which turned out to be the closest ever in the state’s history. Outgoing GOP Gov. Rick Scott managed to defeat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson […]
Drew WilsonJune 13, 2018
5min990
A political committee tied to the Florida Medical Association released a new ad Wednesday hammering Belinda Keiser, who is running as a Republican in the special election for Senate District 25. FMA is backing Stuart Republican Rep. Gayle Harrell in the SD 25 race, which is opening up this year due to the early exit […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2016
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Hans Tanzler, one of the Republicans running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has studiously crafted an image as a “conservative outsider” during his campaign. In fact, Wednesday evening finds Tanzler as a “special guest speaker” at a fundraising event for the “Conservative Outsider” political committee. The committee predated Tanzler entering the congressional race; contributions from a vice […]