SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN) — The “Social Equity through Education Alliance” on Tuesday called for Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler to step down. While never accused of a crime, critics said Ziegler’s actions make her a hypocrite. “I cannot believe that this woman has not stepped down,” demonstrator Michele Andrews said. Andrews said she had […]
Tom Williams/CQ Roll CallFormer Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler and his wife, Bridget—known for promoting “family values” and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric—first had a sexual encounter with his rape accuser in 2021 as they “hunted” for a threesome partner, new police records reveal.While Sarasota cops recently dropped sexual battery charges against Ziegler, who was accused of raping a longtime friend in October, they referred a video voyeurism case to the State Attorney’s Office in connection to foota
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bridget Ziegler attended her first meeting Wednesday of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Disney World oversight board in person since a sex scandal involving her and her husband made national headlines, costing him his job as Florida’s GOP chairman. Asked after the meeting about speculation she would resign from the Disney board, Ziegler said, “I’m here.” Ziegler, a Sarasota .
The allegations sparked an outcry within the state's conservative community, with critics accusing Ziegler and his wife, a Moms for Liberty co-founder, of hypocrisy