What is Wayne Mixson?
[[File:John Wayne Mixson.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Mixson official portriat c. 1987]] '''John Wayne Mixson''' (June 16, 1922<ref name=bio/> &ndash; July 8, 2020) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. He was born in [[New Brockton, Alabama|New Brockton]], [[Alabama]], but was raised in [[Jackson County, Florida]]. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|democrat]]. He served in Florida's [[House of Representatives]]. In 1978 he was elected a [[Lieutenant Governor of Florida|lieutenant governor]] (deputy governor) to [[Governor of Florida|governor]] [[Bob Graham]]. They were reelected in 1982. Mixson served as lieutenant governor from 1979 to 1987. During his second term he was also state [[Secretary of Commererce of Florida|Secretary of Commerce]]. In 1987, Graham resigned from office to become [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]. Mixson was sworn in as governor for three days, from January 3 to January 6, when governor-elect [[Bob Martinez]] (Rep.) took over. During the 2004 presidential election, Mixson crossed party lines to endorse the re-election of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Mixson died on July 8, 2020 in [[Tallahassee, Florida]] at the age of 98.<ref name=death/> ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridagovernorsmansion.com/the_people_s_house/former_residents/john_wayne_mixson|title=John Wayne Mixson|publisher=Florida Governors Mansion|accessdate=10 February 2013}}</ref> <ref name=death>[https://eu.tallahassee.com/story/news/2020/07/08/former-florida-governor-wayne-mixson-dies/5397215002/ Former Florida governor Wayne Mixson dies]</ref> }} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mixson, Wayne}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Florida]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Florida]] [[Category:Politicians from Alabama]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Florida Legislature]]