John DiMaio
Role at the time: Assembly Republican Leader in the New Jersey General Assembly
Condemned
Statement summary
Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio said Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell's resignation was necessary. He said it does not erase what he called Gov. Mikie Sherrill's failure to vet her choice for lieutenant governor.
“Caldwell’s resignation was necessary. It does not erase Gov. Sherrill’s failure to vet the man she chose to stand one heartbeat from the governorship.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)DiMaio: How Are We Going to Have Any Confidence the Next LG Will Be Fully Vetted?Press release, first paragraph of DiMaio's statement
Why we used this label
The case asks whether Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell should resign after the investigation's findings and Gov. Sherrill's call for him to leave office. DiMaio said Caldwell's resignation was necessary, which agrees with that call. His criticism of Sherrill's vetting concerns her choice of running mate, which is outside this case's reference point, so it does not change the label. We labeled it Condemned.