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Mack Francis Mattingly
United States Senator from Georgia
In office January 5, 1981 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Herman E. Talmadge
Succeeded by	W. Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Born	January 7 1931 ( 1931-01-07) (age 77) Anderson, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse	(1) Carolyn Mattingly (1936-1997 (2)Leslie Davisson Mattingly
Children	Jane, Anne
Alma mater	Indiana University

Mack Francis Mattingly served one term as a United States Senator from Georgia, the first Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate from that state since Reconstruction. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955, and as a U.S. Senator from 1957 until 1981. ... William Wyche Fowler Jr. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anderson is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. ... GOP redirects here. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... GOP redirects here. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ...

Mattingly was born in Anderson, Indiana on January 7, 1931. He served four years in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia in the early 1950s. In 1957, he earned a bachelor of science degree in Marketing from Indiana University. Afterwards, he worked twenty years for the IBM Corporation in Georgia, and later operated his own business, M's Inc., which sold office supplies and equipment in Brunswick, Georgia. is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hunter Army Airfield (IATA: SVN, ICAO: KSVN), along with Fort Stewart, is a military complex located near Savannah, Georgia, United States. ... Savannah redirects here. ... B.S. redirects here. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country United States State Georgia County Glynn Government  - Mayor Bryan Thompson (R) Area  - City 25. ...

Mattingly first became active in the Georgia Republican Party, when he served as chairman of the 8th District Goldwater for President in 1964. He would become an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Congress, 8th District in 1966. By 1968, he would become a member of the Georgia Republican Party State Executive Committee and serve as vice-chair from 1968 until 1975. In 1975, he became chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, a position he held until 1977. The Georgia Republican Party is a state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. ...

He achieved notoriety when he defeated longtime Georgia Democrat Herman Talmadge in the Ronald Reagan landslide of 1980. He served in the Senate from January 1981 until January 1987. He served on the Appropriations Committee, chairing first the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations, and later the Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations. Mattingly also served at various times on the Senate Banking Committee, the Governmental Affairs Committee, the Joint Economic Committee and the Ethics Committee. 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. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955, and as a U.S. Senator from 1957 until 1981. ... Reagan redirects here. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban... The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to the Department of Homeland Security and other homeland security concerns, as well as the functioning of the government itself, including the National Archives, budget and accounting measures other than appropriations, the Census, the... The Joint Economic Committee is one of only four joint committees of the U.S. Congress. ... The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. ... In government, the line-item veto is the power of an executive to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package. ... State of the Union redirects here. ...

In November 1986, Mattingly was defeated in his bid for re-election by Former Atlanta Congressman Wyche Fowler. In 1987, President Reagan appointed him 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 Bush appointed Mattingly Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles. He served in this position until 1993. William Wyche Fowler, Jr. ...

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 was appointed. Zell Bryan Miller (born February 24, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 19, 2000) was a United States Senator from Georgia and was also the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. ...

Mattingly married Carolyn Longcamp in 1957, and fathered two daughters, Jane and Anne. Carolyn Mattingly died in 1997. In 1998, he married Leslie Davisson.

Mattingly currently lives on St. Simons Island, Ga. He continues to be active in Republican politics, and he serves on a number of corporate boards. He recently endorsed Arizona Senator John McCain for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. St. ... McCain redirects here. ... The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held on November 4, 2008, will be the 55th consecutive quadrennial president and vice president of the United States. ...

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