Pritzker appointee diversity check-in: Half female, more than 1/3 minorities

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Democrat JB Pritzker addresses the party faithful at the 2018 Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association Breakfast. [Photo courtesy of Lee Milner]

After eight weeks on the job, Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed 55 people to head up state agencies and serve on state boards and task forces.

As part of The Daily Line’s occasional series on the diversity of Pritzker’s picks for these positions, TDL found as of Friday, nearly half of these roles have been filled by women, while 38 percent of the governor’s appointees are people of color.

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