President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of a diverse Cabinet that appeals to every constituency of the Democratic Party comes as no surprise, but exactly who he is putting in what role has left some political observers scratching their heads.

In an op-ed this summer, Biden stressed that “from our classrooms to our courtrooms to the president’s Cabinet, we have to make sure that our leadership and our institutions actually look like America.” And while he appears on target to reach this objective, it has resulted in some unorthodox picks.