The Connecticut NAACP Saturday criticized governor-elect Dan Malloy, saying his transition team is "shameful" in its lack of racial diversity. But Malloy's top aides responded that the team hasn't yet been formed, and will be announced Monday or Tuesday with a membership that reflects Connecticut's diversity.
The group's press release said:
The Connecticut State Conference NAACP Branches President Scot X Esdaile raised serious concerns about the lack of diversity within Governor Elect Dan Malloy's high command today. So far the names that we received pertaining to Dan Malloy's transition team are: Nancy Wyman, Tim Bannon, Colleen Flanagan, Howard Rifkin, Lori Aronson (Tim Bannon's wife), Mark Ojakian, David McQuade, Kevin Sullivan, Bill Curry, Ben Barnes.
"The lack of diversity in Dan Malloy's transition team is a slap in the face to all of the urban areas in the State of Connecticut. Clearly Dan Malloy would not have been elected if the minority communities did not come out in record numbers on election day," Esdaile said. "Only time will tell, but we demand substantial representation at the table," he also added.