Sunday, January 6, 2019

Democratic Governor Elect Tony Evers And Lt. Governor Elect Mandela Barnes Have Failed To Name A Latino To A Cabinet Post

So far, Governor Elect Evers and Lt. Governor elect Barnes have failed to support and name a single Latino as Secretary of a state agency to the incoming Evers administration cabinet, despite Wisconsin Latino voters in Milwaukee being instrumental in electing them and actually giving both a job.

By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

January 6, 2019

Madison, WI - On Monday, both Governor elect Tony Evers (D) and Lt. Governor elect Mandela Barnes (D) will be sworn-in to the executive office in Madison and the inaugural festivities will follow, but as of yet, no Latino has been named as Secretary of a state agency, which is an important cabinet position in the Evers incoming administration. Those individuals that Evers has named for cabinet positions so far, will be subject for the Republican control State Senate approval.
Evers has definitely failed to name a Latino to his cabinet and his Transition Team (TT) has also failed to select a diverse cabinet in the Evers incoming administration. The Evers TT personnel section members include two Latinos, Darryl Morin, a former Republican who decided to become an Independent while he unsuccessfully  campaigned for the National LULAC presidential position in the Summer and Griselda Aldrete, the President and CEO of the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee. It's unfortunate, that the entire TT personnel team was unable to recommended a single Latino to a cabinet position, which many Latino community orientated professionals who are highly educated do exist in Wisconsin including Milwaukee that work tirelessly as stakeholders to bring about change, inclusion, development and prosperity in their communities. 
We need a Latino or Latina in the Evers cabinet that is community oriented and not a token who sells out for a good paying job and is a career seeker for personal gain instead of actually making a difference in state government.
Latino voters in Milwaukee and throughout the state were instrumental in getting both, Evers and Barnes a job (elected) and should come together as a united community to demand and push for Evers to name a Latino to an important cabinet post.
At least outgoing Republican Governor Scott Walker appointed a prominent and well respected Latino, Manuel "Manny" Perez as Secretary to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, which was short lived and Walker was later ousted from office in the November election by the Latino community for being anti-immigrant, for supporting Trump's revocation of citizenship for U.S. born children of undocumented parents while running for president, refusing to support driver licenses for the undocumented and continued support for Trump's anti-immigrant policies. 
Former DWD Secretary Perez who became the first Hispanic to hold a cabinet position in Wisconsin during a Republican administration continues to be a pro-immigration reform advocate, promotes job development in the industry and has publicly criticized Trump's anti-immigration policies.

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