Geoff Diehl

Geoff Diehl was born at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Lake Forest Academy and graduated from Lehigh University in 1992 with a double major in Government and Urban Studies. After graduating, he moved to New York City and worked in Advertising, and would later work television production in Los Angeles, California. He moved to his wife's home town of Whitman, Massachusetts in 2001 where he worked as an account executive in the sign industry. Diehl registered to vote as a Democrat in 1996 and supported various Democratic politicians throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly and Vice President Joe Biden before later registering as a Republican.[4] Prior to his election, Diehl was a member of the Whitman Finance Committee, and 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.

Diehl began his campaign for representative of 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 (Also former State Senator, County Commissioner, and Judge), and Ronald Whitney. Diehl also received the endorsement of U.S. Senator Scott Brown.[5]

Geoff Diehl was a lead supporter of the successful ballot question campaign to repeal the Massachusetts gas tax indexing law in 2014.[6]

In April 2017, Diehl announced his intent to challenge Elizabeth Warren for her U.S. Senate seat.[7][8] In the Republican primary election held on September 4, 2018, Diehl finished first in a field of three candidates.[9]

Diehl campaigned strongly on his support for President Trump. He endorsed Trump in 2016; and claimed to have been a co-chair on his 2016 Campaign for Massachusetts. [10] Diehl has also publicly stated he would "have the President's back 100% of the time" during the primary, but later backtracked during the General Election. [11]

The general election was held on November 6, 2018. Senator Elizabeth Warren defeated Diehl by twenty-four percentage points. Many pundits point his loss to the extreme unpopularity of President Trump in Massachusetts.[12]

Following Diehl's 2018 Senate Election loss to Elizabeth Warren he announced his candidacy for the MassGOP State Committee. [13]. Diehl has continued to embrace President Trump and the Conservative wing of the party - including MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons [14].

In December 2020 Diehl began to mull a run for Governor. [15]. These rumors were further exacerbated when he stepped down from his position on the MassGOP Finance Committee [16]; possibly avoiding a conflict of interest in a potential primary. Diehl has also attacked Governor Charlie Baker for his reversal on his anti gas tax stance [17] and his lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic [18]