She’s an insider’s insider, while also reflecting a story not always evidenced in the stodgy halls of state power: the growing power of people of color in Florida government.
A double Gator, she received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Florida and a law degree from the school’s Levin College of Law. UF’s elite Blue Key society counts her as a member, a group that’s tapped the likes of Bill Nelson , Adam Putnam and Marco Rubio, part of the classic early resume of a Capitol up-and-comer.