Baker City mayor resigns weeks after posting anti-LGBTQ meme

Baker City Mayor Matt Diaz resigned Thursday, but he isn’t attributing it to the controversy he embroiled himself in over the past several weeks.

Diaz announced his resignation toward the end of a nearly three-hour city council meeting. Reading from a prepared statement, Diaz said he was moving out of town and would no longer be able to serve as mayor. He set his resignation date for Sunday.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as councilor and mayor of this beautiful city,” he said. “I am grateful for my time here and the friendships I have built.”