LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster City Council member and mayoral candidate Janet Diaz is being called on to resign by multiple colleagues because of a Facebook post they and community activists say was insensitive.
A post on Diaz’s Facebook page on April 2nd came following what Diaz believed was a show of rudeness by colleague Ahmed Ahmed at the previous day’s meeting. The post referenced Ahmed’s background, which saw his family come to Lancaster as refugees when he was three years old.
“During a city council meeting, I requested that the number of questions directed to the Chief of Police be limited due to time constraints,” the post reads. “However, Councilor Ahmed responded with noticeable rudeness, particularly toward the women presenting, and dismissively suggested that any questions be redirected to Chief Mendez instead. His attitude only added tension to an already pressed discussion. This is not a Lancasterian way of treating women with disrespect. We have other candidates running that were born/raised in Lancaster.”…