Ray Mabus
Ray Mabus (born
1948) served as governor of
Mississippi from
1988 to
1992 as a
Democrat, but was defeated for reelection by
Republican Kirk Fordice. Previously, he was elected state auditor and served from 1984 to 1988. He was appointed by President
Bill Clinton to be the
United States ambassador to
Saudi Arabia and served from
1994 to
1996.