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Members of Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus are calling on Governor Rick Scott to appoint a minority to a cabinet level position.

So far all of Scott’s appointments have been white. The issue was brought up yesterday when Scott invited the lawmakers to the Governor’s Mansion for lunch. During the lunch Scott insinuated that all the lawmakers came from meager means. Black Caucus Leader Gary Siplin calls the governor’s remarks insensitive.

“Some members like me take offense to that because quite frankly all black folks are not poor, all black folks have not lived in public housing as I have so that’s an rightly unjustifiable so but he has a right to express his opinion just as I have a right to express my opinion,” said Siplin.

The caucus wants to work with the Scott to appoint a black agency head. They’ve set up a website to help with the search.