Key takeaways:
- The Republican Party of Florida took swift action against Chairman Christian Ziegler, suspending him and demanding his resignation amid an investigation into allegations of sexual assault, including rape.
- The party leaders voted to make Ziegler’s salary $1 and strip him of most of his power as chairman, transferring that authority to current Vice Chair Evan Power.
- The move follows calls from Governor Ron DeSantis and other top officials for Ziegler to step down and shows that the party is taking the allegations seriously.
The Republican Party of Florida took swift action against Chairman Christian Ziegler on Sunday, suspending him and demanding his resignation amid an investigation into allegations of sexual assault, including rape.
The move came during an emergency meeting of the Florida GOP’s state executive committee in Orlando, called in response to the Sarasota Police Department’s investigation into Ziegler. The police are looking into claims that Ziegler raped a woman in her Sarasota apartment in early October.
The party leaders voted to make Ziegler’s salary $1 and strip him of most of his power as chairman, transferring that authority to current Vice Chair Evan Power. The motion to censure Ziegler also stated that “Christian Ziegler has engaged in conduct that renders him unfit for the office.”
The move follows calls from Governor Ron DeSantis and other top officials for Ziegler to step down. The allegations against Ziegler involve a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records.
The Republican Party of Florida has yet to comment on the situation, but the swift action taken against Ziegler shows that the party is taking the allegations seriously. It remains to be seen how the investigation will unfold and what the outcome will be.
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