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{{Short description|American politician (born 1931)}} | {{Short description|American politician (born 1931)}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| image | | name = Mack Mattingly | ||
| image = Mack Mattingly 2017.jpg | |||
| caption = Mattingly in 2017 | | caption = Mattingly in 2017 | ||
| | | office = [[United States Ambassador to Seychelles]] | ||
| | | president = [[George H. W. Bush]]<br>[[Bill Clinton]] | ||
| term_start = September 22, 1992 | |||
| term_start = | | term_end = March 1, 1993 | ||
| term_end = | | predecessor = [[Dick Carlson]] | ||
| | | successor = [[Carl Stokes]] | ||
| | | jr/sr1 = United States Senator | ||
| | | state1 = [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = January 3, 1981 | ||
| term_start1 = | | term_end1 = January 3, 1987 | ||
| term_end1 = | | predecessor1 = [[Herman Talmadge]] | ||
| | | successor1 = [[Wyche Fowler]] | ||
| | |||
| office2 = Chair of the [[Georgia Republican Party]] | | office2 = Chair of the [[Georgia Republican Party]] | ||
| term_start2 = 1975 | |||
| term_end2 = 1977 | |||
| predecessor2 = [[Bob Shaw (Georgia politician)|Bob Shaw]] | |||
| successor2 = [[Rodney Mims Cook Sr.]] | | successor2 = [[Rodney Mims Cook Sr.]] | ||
| birth_name = Mack Francis Mattingly | | birth_name = Mack Francis Mattingly | ||
| birth_date = {{ | | birth_date = {{birth date and age| 1931|1|7}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Anderson, Indiana]], U.S. | | birth_place = [[Anderson, Indiana]], U.S. | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| spouse = {{ | | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | ||
| spouse = {{ubl |{{marriage|Carolyn Longcamp|1957|1997|end=died}} |{{marriage|Leslie Davisson|1998}}}} | |||
}} | |||
| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
| | | education = [[Indiana University, Bloomington]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | ||
| branch = {{air force|United States}} | | branch = {{air force|United States}} | ||
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| serviceyears_label = Service years | | serviceyears_label = Service years | ||
| unit = [[Hunter Army Air Field]] | | unit = [[Hunter Army Air Field]] | ||
| rank = Staff Sergeant | | rank = [[Staff Sergeant (United States)|Staff Sergeant]] | ||
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'''Mack Francis Mattingly''' (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] who served as a member of the [[United States Senate]] for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to have served in the U.S. Senate from that state since the [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] era, and was also the first Republican ever to have been elected to the United States Senate from Georgia by popular vote. | '''Mack Francis Mattingly''' (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] who served as a member of the [[United States Senate]] for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to have served in the U.S. Senate from that state since the [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] era, and was also the first Republican ever to have been elected to the United States Senate from Georgia by popular vote. | ||
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==Early political career== | ==Early political career== | ||
Mattingly first became active in politics in 1964 when he served as chairman of U.S. Senator [[Barry Goldwater]]'s campaign for | Mattingly first became active in politics in 1964 when he served as chairman of U.S. Senator [[Barry Goldwater]]'s campaign for president in [[Georgia's 8th congressional district]].<ref>Lee Cokorinos, ''The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice'', p. 108.</ref> Goldwater carried Georgia. Two years later, Mattingly would help Bo Callaway organize the Georgia Republican Party and joined his ticket as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives against Congressman [[W. S. Stuckey Jr.]] Mattingly lost the race but was elected a member of the Georgia Republican Party State Executive Committee and served as Vice Chairman from 1968 until 1975. He served as Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party from 1975 to 1977 when he began exploring a race for the U.S. Senate. | ||
==U.S. Senate tenure== | ==U.S. Senate tenure== | ||
In [[1980 United States Senate election in Georgia|1980]], Mattingly scored a historic upset, defeating longtime [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Herman Talmadge]], outpolling [[Ronald Reagan]] who lost the state in the presidential election to native son [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Minchin|first1=Timothy J.|title='An Historic Upset': Herman Talmadge's 1980 Senate Defeat and the End of a Political Dynasty|journal=Georgia Historical Quarterly|date=2015|volume=99|issue=3|pages=156–197|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=111013094&site=eds-live|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref> Mattingly served in the Senate from January 1981 until January 1987, with membership on the [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations]], chairing first the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch]] and later the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies]]. Mattingly also served at various times on the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]], the [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]], the [[United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee]] and the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics|United States Senate Select Committee Ethics]]. He is perhaps best remembered as a proponent of the [[line-item veto]], a position that earned him recognition by President Ronald Reagan during his 1985 [[State of the Union]] address.{{citation needed | date=December 2020}} | In [[1980 United States Senate election in Georgia|1980]], Mattingly scored a historic upset, defeating longtime [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Herman Talmadge]], outpolling [[Ronald Reagan]] who lost the state in the [[1980 United States presidential election|presidential election]] to native son [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Minchin|first1=Timothy J.|title='An Historic Upset': Herman Talmadge's 1980 Senate Defeat and the End of a Political Dynasty|journal=Georgia Historical Quarterly|date=2015|volume=99|issue=3|pages=156–197|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=111013094&site=eds-live|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref> Mattingly served in the Senate from January 1981 until January 1987, with membership on the [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations]], chairing first the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch]] and later the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies]]. Mattingly also served at various times on the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]], the [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]], the [[United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee]] and the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics|United States Senate Select Committee Ethics]]. He is perhaps best remembered as a proponent of the [[line-item veto]], a position that earned him recognition by President Ronald Reagan during his 1985 [[State of the Union]] address.{{citation needed | date=December 2020}} | ||
Mattingly also garnered attention in 1981 when he submitted a budget proposal that would remove several sections of [[Playboy|Playboy Magazine]] if the magazine wished to continue receiving federal funding for its Braille edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-01 |title=The Time Congress Banned the Braille Edition of Playboy |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/557878/when-congress-banned-playboy-braille-edition-censorship |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Mental Floss |language=en-US}}</ref> While the motion would fail, a 1986 amendment from Representative [[Chalmers Wylie]] would successfully defund Playboy's Braille edition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOUSE STRIPS BUDGET OF BRAILLE 'PLAYBOY' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-19-8502170090-story.html |access-date=2023 | Mattingly also garnered attention in 1981 when he submitted a budget proposal that would remove several sections of [[Playboy|Playboy Magazine]] if the magazine wished to continue receiving federal funding for its Braille edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-01 |title=The Time Congress Banned the Braille Edition of Playboy |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/557878/when-congress-banned-playboy-braille-edition-censorship |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Mental Floss |language=en-US}}</ref> While the motion would fail, a 1986 amendment from Representative [[Chalmers Wylie]] would successfully defund Playboy's Braille edition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOUSE STRIPS BUDGET OF BRAILLE 'PLAYBOY' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-07-19-8502170090-story.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune|date=19 July 1985 }}</ref> This would be later reversed by a 1986 ruling in federal district court from Judge Thomas Hogan, who ruled that Congress' actions were a violation of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]]. Production of the Playboy braille edition resumed in January 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2018 |title=The Time Congress Banned the Braille Edition of Playboy |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/557878/when-congress-banned-playboy-braille-edition-censorship |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=Mental Floss |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
===1986 campaign=== | ===1986 campaign=== | ||
In [[1986 United States Senate election in Georgia| | In [[1986 United States Senate election in Georgia|1986]], Mattingly was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election by Congressman [[Wyche Fowler]] of Atlanta. | ||
==Post senatorial career== | ==Post senatorial career== | ||
In 1987, Reagan appointed Mattingly assistant secretary-general for defense support for [[NATO]] in Brussels, Belgium. In 1988, Mattingly received the [[Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service]]. In 1992, President [[George H. W. Bush]] appointed Mattingly [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles|ambassador to Seychelles]]. He served in this position until 1993. | In 1987, Reagan appointed Mattingly assistant secretary-general for defense support for [[NATO]] in Brussels, Belgium. In 1988, Mattingly received the [[Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service]]. In 1992, President [[George H. W. Bush]] appointed Mattingly [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles|ambassador to Seychelles]]. He served in this position until 1993. | ||
Mattingly remains active on several corporate and nonprofit boards.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Mattingly ran against Democrat [[Zell Miller]] in the 2000 special election to replace the deceased Senator [[Paul Coverdell]], but Miller succeeded in holding the seat to which he had been appointed by Governor [[Roy Barnes]].<ref>[ | Mattingly remains active on several corporate and nonprofit boards.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Mattingly ran against Democrat [[Zell Miller]] in the 2000 special election to replace the deceased Senator [[Paul Coverdell]], but Miller succeeded in holding the seat to which he had been appointed by Governor [[Roy Barnes]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf General Election Results, Georgia Secretary of State]</ref> | ||
Mattingly endorsed [[Fred Thompson]] for | Mattingly endorsed [[Fred Thompson]] for president in the 2008 Republican primary,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eu.savannahnow.com/story/news/2007/05/20/gop-support-thompson-grows-georgia/13801641007/ | title=GOP support for Thompson grows in Georgia }}</ref> and [[John McCain]] in the general. He would support [[Newt Gingrich]] for president in the 2012 Republican primary,<ref>{{cite news|last=Derby|first=Kevin|title=Presidential Derby|newspaper=Sunshine State News|date=February 7, 2012|access-date=September 2, 2019|url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/presidential-derby-39}}</ref> and [[Mitt Romney]] in the general. He initially supported [[Jeb Bush]] but later [[Donald Trump]] for president in the 2016 Republican primary after Bush dropped out,<ref>{{cite news|last=Galloway|first=Jim|title=A blast from the past: Mack Mattingly endorses Donald Trump|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=May 16, 2016|access-date=September 2, 2019|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/blast-from-the-past-mack-mattingly-endorses-donald-trump/qdcS0gzkODMGxfjFMBH3zH/}}</ref> and he supported Trump again in 2020. However, he did not vote for Trump in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | last1=Mattingly | first1=Mack | title=How to make the Republican platform better on National defense | url=https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-how-to-make-the-republican-platform-better-on-national-defense/VXMAZBB6YVDGDCG42JOJKCHTLI/ | access-date=July 27, 2025 | website=www.ajc.com}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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Early life
Mattingly was born in Anderson, Indiana, on January 7, 1931. He served four years in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955 and was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. He became a staff sergeant. In 1957, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Indiana University Bloomington.[1] Afterward, he worked for twenty years for IBM in Georgia and later operated his own business, M's Inc., which sold office supplies and equipment in Brunswick, Georgia.
Early political career
Mattingly first became active in politics in 1964 when he served as chairman of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater's campaign for president in Georgia's 8th congressional district.[2] Goldwater carried Georgia. Two years later, Mattingly would help Bo Callaway organize the Georgia Republican Party and joined his ticket as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives against Congressman W. S. Stuckey Jr. Mattingly lost the race but was elected a member of the Georgia Republican Party State Executive Committee and served as Vice Chairman from 1968 until 1975. He served as Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party from 1975 to 1977 when he began exploring a race for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Senate tenure
In 1980, Mattingly scored a historic upset, defeating longtime Democratic Senator Herman Talmadge, outpolling Ronald Reagan who lost the state in the presidential election to native son Jimmy Carter.[3] Mattingly served in the Senate from January 1981 until January 1987, with membership on the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, chairing first the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch and later the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. Mattingly also served at various times on the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee and the United States Senate Select Committee Ethics. He is perhaps best remembered as a proponent of the line-item veto, a position that earned him recognition by President Ronald Reagan during his 1985 State of the Union address.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Mattingly also garnered attention in 1981 when he submitted a budget proposal that would remove several sections of Playboy Magazine if the magazine wished to continue receiving federal funding for its Braille edition.[4] While the motion would fail, a 1986 amendment from Representative Chalmers Wylie would successfully defund Playboy's Braille edition.[5] This would be later reversed by a 1986 ruling in federal district court from Judge Thomas Hogan, who ruled that Congress' actions were a violation of the First Amendment. Production of the Playboy braille edition resumed in January 1987.[6]
1986 campaign
In 1986, Mattingly was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election by Congressman Wyche Fowler of Atlanta.
Post senatorial career
In 1987, Reagan appointed Mattingly assistant secretary-general for defense support for NATO in Brussels, Belgium. In 1988, Mattingly received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush appointed Mattingly ambassador to Seychelles. He served in this position until 1993.
Mattingly remains active on several corporate and nonprofit boards.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Mattingly ran against Democrat Zell Miller in the 2000 special election to replace the deceased Senator Paul Coverdell, but Miller succeeded in holding the seat to which he had been appointed by Governor Roy Barnes.[7]
Mattingly endorsed Fred Thompson for president in the 2008 Republican primary,[8] and John McCain in the general. He would support Newt Gingrich for president in the 2012 Republican primary,[9] and Mitt Romney in the general. He initially supported Jeb Bush but later Donald Trump for president in the 2016 Republican primary after Bush dropped out,[10] and he supported Trump again in 2020. However, he did not vote for Trump in 2024.[11]
Personal life
Mattingly married Carolyn Longcamp in 1957, and they had two daughters, Jane and Anne. Carolyn Mattingly died in 1997. In 1998, he married Leslie Davisson, a lawyer, mediator and former judge. He currently lives on St. Simons Island, Georgia. He continues to be active in Republican politics, and he serves on a number of corporate boards.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ Dowis, Richard: The lost art of the great speech: how to write it, how to deliver it. See page 207.
- ↑ Lee Cokorinos, The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice, p. 108.
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