Rick Scott’s Top Latino Fundrasier Quits After Encountering Staff Racism
The Florida governor lost a key person in his reelection effort when billionaire healthcare CEO Mike Fernandez abruptly quit Thursday, and indicated that racism on the staff played a big part in his resignation.
Fernandez began expressing his frustrations at least a month ago when he sent an email to top Scott allies and complained about two campaign aides who had joked around in a cartoon-style Mexican accent en route to a Mexican restaurant in Fernandez’s home town of Coral Gables.
Fernandez, who is Cuban, wouldn’t comment about the email.
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