Geoff Diehl first Republican to announce run for governor in 2022

Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl has set his sights on the governor’s office, becoming the first Republican to formally enter the race as incumbent Gov. Charlie Baker remains on the fence.

Diehl confirmed his candidacy with the Herald after Republican candidate for lieutenant governor after the news on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

A conservative Republican who represented the 7th Plymouth district from 2011 to 2019, Diehl is seen by some as a counterweight to Baker’s more moderate brand of GOP politics.

Diehl served as former President Donald Trump’s Massachusetts campaign co-chair during the 2016 presidential election.

Diehl will face a growing number of Democratic opponents in his bid for the corner office.

So far, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, former state Sen. Ben Downing and Harvard professor and political advisor Danielle Allen have announce their 2022 bids. Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey is also widely rumored to be considering a run.

Baker continues to dodge questions about his aspirations for a third term.

Diehl is no stranger to the statewide election cycle. He challenged U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren in a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.

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from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3dL7q6S