The power broker for appointments from Gov. Rick Scott isn’t Jim Reeves, Lewis Bear, Collier Merrill, Garrett Walton or even Clay Ford. It’s Art Rocker, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and former charter school leader.
The buzz is Rocker is one who got Jayprakash “Jay†Patel the latest appointment to the UWF Board of Trustees, via Rocker’s relationship with Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.
The price of Tab dropped in Tallahassee with the announcement.