Rep. Weddington Files Public Records Request on Hiring by State Office Holders

Yesterday, Columbus’s own State Representative W. Carlton Wedding filed a public records request looking to obtain additional information about the Kasich’s hiring practices.

Rep. Weddington Files Public Records Request on Hiring by State Office Holders

Information will show level of diversity in top state job hiring

 

COLUMBUS –State Representative W. Carlton Weddington (D-Columbus) today filed a public records request with the administration of Gov. John Kasich aimed at determining the level of diversity among top staff. Rep. Weddington is requesting the names and copies of the employee ID badges for the top 15 paid positions in the Governor’s office. He is also making the same request for the 15 top paid employees of the state Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor and Ohio Supreme Court.

“The public has a right to know the record on hiring of these offices, and whether they in practice embrace diversity in the workplace or are potentially discriminating against people of color,” said Rep. Weddington. “The issue is not that these offices should hire minorities, but that it is inconceivable that no qualified person of color applied for any of these top positions. By reviewing the information I am requesting today, we can quantify hiring practices of these offices.”

Rep. Weddington spoke last week at a Statehouse news conference decrying the lack of diversity in hiring by the Kasich Administration.

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