LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The top Democrat in Arkansas’ majority-Republican
House who resigned from office is taking a job leading the Little Rock mayor’s staff.
Mayor Frank Scott on Friday announced he had hired former Rep. Charles
Blake as his chief of staff. Blake, who was the House minority leader, announced on Thursday he was stepping down for a new job opportunity. His resignation took effect Friday.
Blake served as campaign manager for Scott, who in December became Little
Rock’s first popularly elected black mayor. Blake represented a Little Rock district in the House since January 2015 and had unsuccessfully pushed this year for removing a Confederate designation from Arkansas’ state flag.
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