Lobbyist Jim Krog, 60

Posted: Friday, September 5th, 2008 10:50 pm

TALLAHASSEE — Jim Krog, who managed both of Lawton Chiles’ winning campaigns for governor in the 1990’s and was a sought-after lobbyist and political strategist, died Thursday. He was 60.

Krog, a Tampa Bay native and graduate of the University of South Florida, had battled skin cancer over the past year and was undergoing chemotherapy before suffering a heart attack Wednesday. He died surrounded by family and friends at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. … Read full obituary