Kasich Responds To Cabinet Controversy

10 News HD Ohio
Friday, January 28, 2011 4:48 PM
Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:55 PM
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The governor's office was speaking out on Friday over its cabinet controversy.
There are no minorities among the 20 people hand-picked to assist the governor, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported.
Gov. John Kasich's office said it offered two African-Americans jobs in his cabinet and they both turned him down, but would not release their names.
Lt. Governor Mary Taylor said that finding people of color to fill the state's top jobs are important to the administration.
"John and I, the governor and I, remain committed to racial diversity not only within our cabinet but obviously all throughout our administration," Taylor said on Friday. "We've offered two positions to African-Americans and unfortunately they took a pass."

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Haley Criticized for Lack of Diversity on Cabinet

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South Carolina
By Robert Kittle Published: January 28, 2011
Updated: January 28, 2011 - 6:43 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. --
The Legislative Black Caucus and state Democratic Party are criticizing Gov. Nikki Haley for a lack of diversity on her cabinet. Of her 13 cabinet appointments, 9 are white men, 3 are white women and one is an African-American woman.
South Carolina's population is about 30 percent African-American and 51 percent female, according to U.S. Census figures.
"Shame on Nikki Haley," says South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler. "The faces of this state's government ought to bear some resemblance to the faces of the South Carolinians they will govern. African-Americans make up nearly a third of all South Carolina's population, but Governor Haley has willfully ignored them in forming her government."

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