DeSantis Reappoints Clark, Passidomo-Smith to Florida Public Service Commission

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday the reappointment of Gary Clark and Gabriella Passidomo-Smith to the Florida Public Service Commission, a regulatory body that oversees the state's utility companies.

Clark, of Chipley, has served as a PSC Commissioner since 2017. Before that role, he worked as Deputy Secretary of Land and Recreation for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and served on the Washington County School Board, Chipola College District Board of Trustees, and the Northwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.

Passidomo-Smith, based in Tallahassee, has been a PSC Commissioner since 2021. She previously worked as an attorney in the Regulatory Analysis Section of the PSC's Office of the General Counsel and sits on committees within the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners focused on gas utility regulation and pipeline safety. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Florida and a juris doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Both appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.