Geoff Diehl in National Public Radio

On Civil Rights: Supports gay GOP candidate criticized by committee member

Massachusetts Republican State Committee member Deborah Martell wrote in an email that she was "sickened" that a Republican Congressional candidate who is married to a man had adopted kids. Gov. Baker and others called for her to resign from the panel. "First of all, I totally side with the candidate, very nice guy, lovely family, absolutely support his run for Congress," Diehl said. "Secondly, I think the state committeewoman who made the comments was wrong in what she said." Source: WGBH NPR-Boston on 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race Jul 7, 2021

On Jobs: COVID: State should have furloughed non-essential employees

Diehl levied criticisms against the Baker administration over the hardships that small businesses faced during the pandemic, saying that the state government could have laid off or furloughed non-essential employees to show reciprocity with those working in the private sector. He also called out the state government on the slow initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations & the deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home.

[The interviewer noted that] MA now has one of country's highest vaccination rates.

Source: WGBH NPR-Boston on 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race Jul 7, 2021

On Principles & Values: 2020 election not stolen, supports investigation of riot

Diehl said that, had he been elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, he would have voted for the bi-partisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection. The 2020 election, he said, was not stolen from former President Donald Trump. "I don't think it was a stolen election," Diehl said. "I just think that, again, at this point, we need to move forward, stop crying over spilled milk as a Republican Party and look towards the future." Source: WGBH NPR-Boston on Jan. 6 2021 Insurrection Jul 7, 2021

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