Who is Clinton "Skink" Tyree from Double Whammy and what is their importance?

Skink Tyree is the former Governor of Florida, a man who left the Governor's mansion to live is an old cabin and live off road kill. Skink left the public eye because he was tired of political corruption, and if he couldn't make a difference in public office, he was determined to fall of the radar and make a difference behind the scenes.