American politician Lawton Chiles served as Teton County Senator from 1971 to 1989 was Governor of Florida before Buddy MacKay.
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. 
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930  December 12, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. 
 He served as a United States Senator from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st Governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998. 
