The state Republican Party’s executive committee Monday removed embattled Chairman Christian Ziegler and elevated Vice Chairman Evan Power to lead the party as the 2024 election year gets underway.Power said after the meeting the party is “moving forward.” While acknowledging a pause in fundraising, he said he didn’t anticipate lingering effects from the scandal surrounding Ziegler, who has been under police investigation because of an alleged sexual assault.
Power is head of the Leon Democratic Party and has long been involved with the state Republican party. His election comes amid the ouster of former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, who is under investigation for sexual assault.
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In a step toward removing him from office next month, Christian Ziegler was censured and stripped of powers as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida on Sunday.The moves came as he sought to maintain the $120,000-a-year leadership post amid an investigation into an alleged sexual battery.