Gov. Reuben Askew

Former Florida Sen. Jeanne Malchon, an outspoken advocate for the elderly and environmental causes, died Sunday. She was 86. According to her family, the cause of death was complications from liver disease. A communications consultant, Mrs. Malchon was appointed to the Pinellas County Commission in 1975 in the wake of a bribery scandal. A Democrat, she ran for the state Senate in 1982, where she was a key sponsor for the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act. She was re-elected twice,…

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