Mack Mattingly

A Senator from Georgia. Born in Anderson, Madison County, Ind. , January 7, 1931. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, 1957. Served in the United States Air Force as staff sergeant 1951-1955. Marketing manager, IBM Corporation 1959-1979. Owner and president of M's Inc. , Georgia, 1975-1980. Chair, Georgia Republican party 1975-1977. Delegate and alternate delegate to Georgia and National Conventions 1964-2004. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980, and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1987. Chair, Republican Conference's Committee on Committees (Ninety-ninth Congress). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. Assistant Secretary General for Defense Support, NATO, Brussels, Belgium, 1987-1990. U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles 1992-1993. Entrepreneur 1993-present. Is a resident of St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Ga.