Florida Democrat lost to Jeb Bush
By Jennifer Kay December 23, 2012 8:36PM
Updated: January 25, 2013 6:22AM
MIAMI — Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party’s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67.
His wife, Alex Sink, said Sunday that Mr. McBride suffered a fatal heart attack Saturday while visiting with family in Mount Airy, N.C. Sink was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, losing to now-Gov. Rick Scott. The couple lived outside of Tampa.
Sink said Mr. McBride, an attorney, had long suffered from heart problems.
Mr. McBride defeated Reno, who was U.S. attorney general under President Bill Clinton, in the Democratic primary to run against Bush.
Sink said Mr. McBride’s true legacy was as a longtime civil rights champion.
AP
