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Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona, claimed Saturday that after he was asked to speak at a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) event this summer, he was not invited on Friday because of his conservative politics.
“We are quite disappointed by a call we received yesterday,” Lamb said in a Twitter video on his “Mark Lamb for United States Senate” handle. “For those of you who don’t know, we lost our 22-year-old son, 11-month-old granddaughter and future daughter-in-law in a tragic car accident in December.”
He added that the suspect who crashed into them has been charged with DUI.
That’s why, Lamb said, he and his wife, Janel, were “honored” when they were asked to be keynote speakers at a Phoenix MADD event in July.
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Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said MADD asked him not to speak at a July event because of its politics. (Mark Lamb for the US Senate/Twitter)
Janel said they would have been “perfect” for the event because “we’re in law enforcement and we’ve also lost our kids to a drunk driving accident.”
Sheriff Lamb added: “We were really looking forward to it, so you can imagine our disappointment and surprise yesterday when we received a call disinviting us as keynote speakers.”
He said it was because of his politics.
“The things I stand for have offended a few people, people who don’t know me, who only listen to the media, have filed a complaint with MADD nationally.”
Lamb said he also found it “disturbing” to discover that MADD said it “supports fair and equitable enforcement of traffic safety. MADD recognizes that we need to do better to address inequities at traffic stops.”
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The Senate candidate said he disagrees with that claim.
“On behalf of the great men and women who wear this badge every day and do this job, I say it’s wrong. They do a great job and deserve to be defended,” he said, adding that he “probably” wouldn’t. I would not have accepted the invitation to speak if I had initially known his position on inequities in traffic stops.
“However, I accept their non-invitation to be their keynote speakers, and I hope we send a message to all these companies and organizations, even large organizations like MADD, that have gone this way. And we need to send a message. message that we’re not going to tolerate this anymore,” he said.
“I would never have brought politics into this, but they did, and because politics will play a part in it,” he said he is focused on ending what he called his and others “stirring up the madness” with the his candidacy for the Senate.
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A spokesperson for MADD told Fox News Digital that “it is focused on one goal: ending impaired driving once and for all. We are devastated by the loss of Sheriff Lamb, his wife Janel and his family. They are a reminder of the thousands of people from all communities and walks of life MADD serves as victims.
“We have reached out to Sheriff Lamb to convey our continued desire to work with him and await a response. We appreciate the support of Sheriff Lamb and the entire law enforcement community whose dedication keeps our roads safe from driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs”.
MADD, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1980.
