if she disconnected the cable". The second woman to file for a PFA against Diamond told the courts that when she wouldn't leave his apartment, "he knocked her down and dragged her to the doorway." Diamond was later fined $200 for violating the second order. In 2014, members of the Lebanon County Republican Committee sent Diamond a letter asking him to withdraw from the race for House of Representatives, citing his "string of unsuccessful runs for office" and the apparent history of violence evidenced in court documents. Diamond responded by saying that "all is fair in love, war and politics" and "Let's not cherry-pick just to make the other guy look bad." Pennsylvania State Senator David Arnold Jr. (also a member of the Lebanon County Republican Committee) said that Diamond had engaged in a "disturbing pattern of behavior" in which he "admits no culpability and makes light of it." Speaking on the state House floor in 2018, Diamond said that he felt the orders against him were unwarranted and contended that PFA orders were "weaponized"; he voted against a bill that would require persons subject to protective orders and persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to surrender their guns to police officers, gun dealers, or an attorney. In fall 2015, Diamond was cited for public drunkenness in Annville Township. He subsequently acknowledged that he is an alcoholic. Health In June 2022, Diamond was diagnosed with "treatable" prostate cancer. Notes References External links 1963 births Living people Pennsylvania Republicans Political activists from Pennsylvania People from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania People from Hershey, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Independents Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Businesspeople from Pennsylvania Candidates in the 2014 United States elections 21st-century American politicians Far-right politicians in the United States