DeSantis Appoints ‘Moms For Liberty’ Co-Founder To Help Lead Disney World Oversight Body After Company’s Opposition To Parental Rights Bill

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis A number of conservatives were appointed to supervise the special tax- and governance district that was previously managed by Disney.

Florida lawmakers Created In 1967, Disney created a special economic area called the Reedy Creek Improvement District. This district was said to have saved the company millions each year in taxes and fees. Legislation Signed Monday was the start of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, a new state-controlled region.

DeSantis is one of five. Nominated Bridget Ziegler (a conservative member of Sarasota’s School Board) is the wife of Christian Ziegler and serves as the Florida Republicans chair. According to a, Bridget Ziegler co-founded Moms for Liberty. Report Fox Business – The activist organization seeks empowerment “all that have a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of government” It also trains conservatives to run on school boards. It also Works Gays Against Groomers

It is notable because DeSantis had moved to strip Disney off its special privileges last summer after the company went public. Opposed A parental rights law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for children aged between kindergarten and third grade. According to an exclusive survey, 64% of Americans supported this law, 62% of Democrats, and 57% of Independents. Poll The Daily Wire

Martin Garcia, an attorney, businessman, Ron Peri and Ron Peri were the other conservatives DeSantis appointed. Ron Peri was a former pastor, and an aviation technology executive. Brian Aungst Jr. was an attorney who was previously appointed to the Sixth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Michael Sasso is an election law attorney, and trustee at Valencia State College.

Weeks after DeSantis did the same, the Reedy Creek Improvement District was restructured and conservative candidates were nominated. Nominated The New College of Florida Board of Trustees was populated with conservatives who hoped that the public liberal arts school would end controversial ideologies. Christopher Rufo, a Manhattan Institute fellow and activist who has voiced opposition to critical race theory, was one of the appointees. Matthew Spalding is a Hillsdale College constitutional government professor.

The Reedy Creek Improvement District is ended by the Bill Passed The Florida House was 82-31 while the Senate was 26-9. Both chambers have strong Republican majorities, having been swept by the party in the state’s midterm elections. “Allowing a corporation to control its own government is bad policy, especially when the corporation makes decisions that impact an entire region,” DeSantis stated in a Statement. “This legislation ends Disney’s self-governing status, makes Disney live under the same laws as everybody else, and ensures that Disney pays its debts and fair share of taxes.”

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