Geoff Diehl

Geoff Diehl was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Lake Forest Academy and graduated from Lehigh University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Urban Studies (double major).

After graduating, Diehl moved to New York City and worked in advertising. He later worked in television production in Los Angeles, California. In 2001, he moved to his wife's hometown of Whitman, Massachusetts, where he worked as a business development executive in the sign industry.

Diehl began his campaign to represent the 7th Plymouth District on February 22, 2010. Diehl received support from previous representatives from the same district, including Andrew Card, Michael Sullivan, Ned Kirby, and Ronald Whitney. Diehl also received the endorsement of U.S. Senator Scott Brown.{{Cite news |last=Preer |first=Robert |title=Challengers, not all GOP, seek upsets |newspaper=Boston.com |date=October 31, 2010 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/10/31/south_of_boston_more_incumbents_facing_challengers/ |access-date= September 9, 2012 |publisher=Boston Globe}}

On November 2, 2010, he upset incumbent Allen McCarthy and was sworn in on January 5, 2011.

He was a member of the Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Housing, Transportation, Global Warming and Climate Change, Personnel & Administration, and Rules.

Geoff Diehl was a lead supporter of the successful ballot question campaign to repeal the Massachusetts gas tax indexing law in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Matt Murphy |title=Rep. Diehl leads way on gas tax question |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/x574276117/Rep-Diehl-leads-way-on-gas-tax-question |access-date=October 8, 2018 |website=wickedlocal.com |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722185122/http://www.wickedlocal.com/x574276117/Rep-Diehl-leads-way-on-gas-tax-question |url-status=dead }}

File:Geoff Diehl with supporters of stopping indexed gas tax, 2024 Olympics in MA.jpg

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In April 2017, Diehl announced his intent to challenge Elizabeth Warren for her U.S. Senate seat.{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Jim |date=April 6, 2017 |title=GOP's Geoff Diehl sets stage for challenge to Elizabeth Warren |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/05/gop-geoff-diehl-conservative-sets-state-challenge-elizabeth-warren/CD9IdQnLUqcrMLObC2nO2J/story.html |access-date=July 11, 2017 |website=The Boston Globe}}{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2017 |title=It's Official: Republican Geoff Diehl Is Running To Unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren |url=http://news.wgbh.org/2017/08/01/politics-government/its-official-republican-geoff-diehl-running-unseat-senator-elizabeth?clid=8fb4da66-aa9e-4dd7-96e2-ca1dc4a588b2&rpcid=110938415&exid=18949}} In the Republican primary election held on September 4, 2018, Diehl finished first in a field of three candidates.{{Cite news |date=September 4, 2018 |title=Massachusetts Primary Election Results |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/04/us/elections/results-massachusetts-primary-elections.html |access-date=September 4, 2018}} The incumbent, Elizabeth Warren, defeated Diehl by 24 percentage points.{{cite web |title=PD43+ » Search Elections |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2018/year_to:2018/office_id:6/stage:General |website=PD43+ |publisher=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division |access-date=January 5, 2022}}{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Return of Votes |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2018_Return_of_Votes.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326211446/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2018_Return_of_Votes.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2022}}

File:Geoff Diehl on Fox & Friends during 2018 US Senate Race.jpg

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On July 4, 2021, Geoff Diehl announced he was running for governor of Massachusetts. In October 2021, Donald Trump endorsed Geoff Diehl for governor.{{cite web | url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/10/06/trump-endorses-south-shores-geoff-diehl-bid-governor/6019070001/ | title=Former President Donald Trump endorses Geoff Diehl in bid for Mass. Governor }}

He was Massachusetts state co-chair of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and a Trump delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention.Steve LeBlanc, [https://apnews.com/article/949063f8ca994db59fade3e724f0a923 Massachusetts delegates beginning trek to GOP convention], Associated Press (July 16, 2016). Diehl also supported Jim Lyons, the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, who in January 2021 was reelected to the party chairmanship after defeating a challenge from Shawn Dooley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/lyons-wins-another-term-as-gop-chair/article_c04c50e9-f3c5-53c5-a957-4b8672fb83e9.html|title=Lyons wins another term as GOP chair|author=Christian M. Wade|website=Salem News|date=January 5, 2021 }}.

As a candidate, Diehl criticized federal and state mandates{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQ1eKXLC9M | title=Geoff Diehl on Employer Vaccine Mandates | website=YouTube }} put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and continuously supported workers and first responders being fired for not taking the vaccine. He is a proponent of parents who want to decide for their children whether or not they would like a vaccine.{{cite web | url=https://geoffdiehl.com/parents-for-diehl/ | title=Parents for Diehl | access-date=July 15, 2022 | archive-date=August 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809041037/https://geoffdiehl.com/parents-for-diehl/ | url-status=dead }}

At the state party convention on May 21, Diehl was officially endorsed by the Massachusetts Republican Party with 71% of the delegates' votes.{{cite web | url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/diehl-wins-doughty-advances-at-gop-convention/ | title=Diehl wins, Doughty advances at GOP convention | date=May 22, 2022 }} He won the Republican nomination on September 6. On November 8, Attorney General of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee Maura Healey defeated Diehl in the general election.https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| candidate = Maura Healey

| votes = 1,584,403

| percentage = 63.74

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| candidate = Geoff Diehl

| votes = 859,343

| percentage = 34.57

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| percentage = 0.11

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| candidate = Elizabeth Warren (incumbent)

| votes = 1,633,371

| percentage = 60.34

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| candidate = Geoff Diehl

| votes = 979,210

| percentage = 36.17

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| candidate = Shiva Ayyadurai

| votes = 91,710

| percentage = 3.39

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| votes = 2,799

| percentage = 0.10

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|candidate = Geoff Diehl (Incumbent)

|votes = 17,088

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|title= 2015 Special Election for Massachusetts' 2nd Bristol and Plymouth State Senate District{{Cite web |title=PD43+ - 2015 State Senate Special General Election 2nd Bristol and Plymouth District |url=http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/36172/ |access-date=October 8, 2018}}

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|candidate = Michael Brady

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|candidate = Anna Raduc

|votes = 649

|percentage = 2.56

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|title= 2014 Election for Massachusetts' 7th Plymouth House District

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|candidate = Geoff Diehl (Incumbent)

|votes = 11,528

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|candidate = Geoff Diehl (Incumbent)

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|candidate = Robert L. Toomey, Jr.

|votes = 9,232

|percentage = 45.70

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|title= 2010 Election for Massachusetts' 7th Plymouth House District{{Cite web |title=PD43+ - Search Elections |url=http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2010/year_to:2010/office_id:8/district_id:23756 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}

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|candidate = Geoff Diehl

|votes = 8,553

|percentage = 51.24

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Allen J. McCarthy

|votes = 8,132

|percentage = 48.72

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|candidate = Others

|votes = 6

|percentage = 0.04

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Before he entered politics, Diehl was a member of the Whitman Finance Committee. He remains a member of the MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce and South Shore Chamber of Commerce. Diehl is also an Eagle Scout. Diehl and his wife, KathyJo, have two daughters. They live in Whitman, Massachusetts.{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Tom |title=Geoff Diehl Gets Specific On Tax-Cutting Agenda |url=https://newbostonpost.com/2022/09/13/geoff-diehl-gets-specific-on-tax-cutting-agenda/ |website=NewBostonPost |date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2023}}

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