{"id":2143959,"date":"2024-01-08T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T02:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-elects-new-party-chairman\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T21:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T02:06:22","slug":"florida-gop-elects-new-party-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-elects-new-party-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP chooses new party chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-gop-elects-new-party-chairman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2143959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Republican Party \u2062Elects New Chairman Amidst Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida Republican Party made a significant decision on Monday, voting to elect \u2063Evan \u200dPower as their new \u2062chairman. This move comes after\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-removes-party-chairman-amid-rape-accusation\/\" title=\"Florida GOP Chairman Removed Amid Rape Accusation\">party overwhelmingly decided<\/a> to\u2062 remove \u2064Christian Ziegler from the \u200dposition following a police investigation into a\u200c rape allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Power, who previously served as the party&#8217;s vice chairman, stepped in to fill Ziegler&#8217;s role\u200c after members voted last month to strip\u2063 him of his powers and reduce\u2063 his salary to $1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to build that \u2063trust\u2064 back long-term,&#8221; Power stated. &#8220;Right now, we need\u2063 to \u2062reach out to\u200b our larger donors and ask for their help and assistance. We\u200d can\u200d prove that\u200b we are\u200c bigger than \u2063one person and regain that trust. \u200bWe have moved\u2064 on swiftly and efficiently, and now we embark \u200con a \u2062new chapter \u200cwith a new \u200cchairman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Florida GOP&#8217;s Achievements and Future Goals<\/h3>\n<p>Highlighting\u200b the successes of\u2062 the Florida GOP \u200dunder Governor\u200b Ron DeSantis, Power emphasized \u200dthe record turnout \u200cand the party&#8217;s ability to flip seats, even\u2062 at the school board-level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations\u200b to our new Chairman, <strong>@EvanPower<\/strong>,&#8221; the Florida\u2062 GOP proudly announced.\u200d &#8220;Under his strong leadership, we will Keep Florida RED,\u2063 deliver Florida&#8217;s 30 electoral votes\u200c to the \u2064GOP presidential candidate, and elect Republicans up and down the ballot. Let&#8217;s get to work!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations\u2062 to our \u200bnew \u200bChairman, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPower?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EvanPower<\/a>. Under his strong leadership, we\u200c will Keep Florida\u2064 RED, deliver \u200cFlorida&#8217;s 30 electoral votes to the\u200d GOP presidential candidate, and elect Republicans up and\u200d down the ballot. Let&#8217;s get to work! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqceF2gNxa\">pic.twitter.com\/DqceF2gNxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida GOP\u200c (@FloridaGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FloridaGOP\/status\/1744441228958036312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Controversy \u2064Surrounding \u2064Ziegler&#8217;s Removal<\/h2>\n<p>In an emergency vote on Monday, members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/florida-gop-removes-party-chairman-amid-rape-accusation\">overwhelmingly voted<\/a> 199-3 to oust Ziegler. This decision came after Governor DeSantis\u2063 and other top Florida Republican officials called for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the police in Florida are currently investigating \u200dwhether Ziegler recorded the alleged incident, which could potentially lead\u2063 to charges\u2063 of video voyeurism, a third-degree felony in the state. Although Ziegler has not been charged, he and his attorney reportedly showed the video to law enforcement, believing it would prove that the\u200c interaction was\u2063 consensual.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Bryant Camareno, \u2064who is not involved \u200din \u2063the case, expressed \u200cthat \u200dshowing the video to law enforcement could potentially reveal \u2064a different crime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that, firstly, it may demonstrate consent to engage\u200d in \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-charged-after-human-trafficking-bust-in-chicago-area\/\" title=\"5 Arrested in Chicago Area Human Trafficking Operation\">sexual \u200bactivity<\/a>,&#8221; Camareno explained.\u200d &#8220;Secondly, it may indicate that \u2062she was aware\u2063 of being\u2062 recorded.\u2064 However,\u200b if he sent it to\u2063 her \u200cwith the intention of harassment, then that could be\u200d considered cyberstalking, which is another\u200c crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ny-democratic-leaders-move-to-strip-gov-cuomo-of-emergency-powers-amid-federal-investigation\/\" title=\"BREAKING: NY Democratic Leaders Move To Strip Gov. Cuomo Of Emergency Powers Amid Federal Investigation\">reportedly admitted<\/a> to police that they had \u200cpreviously engaged in \u2064a consensual sexual\u200c relationship with the woman who made the rape accusation.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged incident took place on\u200d October 2, 2023, when the \u2064accuser,\u200d Christian Ziegler, \u2062and Bridget Ziegler supposedly agreed to \u200bhave a &#8220;sexual encounter,&#8221;\u2064 according to police documents. However, when the accuser discovered that\u2063 Bridget Ziegler \u2062would not\u2062 be present, she allegedly changed\u2064 her \u200dmind and \u2062canceled the\u2062 encounter with \u200cChristian Ziegler.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On 10\/02\/23, the victim opened\u200c her apartment door to\u200d walk her dog and\u2062 Christian was\u200b standing outside in the hallway,&#8221; the police search warrant states. &#8220;Christian entered the apartment, bent the victim over the bar stool,\u2062 and&#8221; raped\u2064 her.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How will the Florida GOP\u2062 demonstrate accountability, transparency, and integrity under the new leadership of \u200bEvan Power<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Recent weeks, the \u2063Florida Republican Party \u200bhas been embroiled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-national-anthem\/\" title=\"NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars\u2019 Statement After Mark Cuban Anthem Ban: We\u2019re Playing The National Anthem\">controversy surrounding<\/a>\u2063 the removal \u2063of\u200d former chairman Christian \u2064Ziegler. The decision \u2064to\u2063 oust Ziegler\u2062 came after\u2064 a police \u200dinvestigation into \u2064a rape \u200dallegation, which led to a loss of trust and \u200dconfidence within the party.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Florida GOP made a\u200b decisive\u2062 move on Monday by electing \u2063Evan Power as the new chairman. Power, \u2062previously\u2063 serving\u2063 as the party&#8217;s vice chairman, \u200dstepped in\u200c to \u200bfill the void left by \u200dZiegler. Members of\u200c the party had voted last month to strip Ziegler of \u2062his powers and reduce his salary to $1, demonstrating \u200btheir clear stance on accountability \u200dand zero tolerance for such misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the situation, Power acknowledged the need to rebuild trust with the party&#8217;s stakeholders\u2062 and larger donors. He emphasized the importance of proving that \u200cthe party is bigger than one\u2063 individual and expressed confidence in the \u200dability to\u2064 regain the\u200d trust that had been lost.\u200b &#8220;We have \u2062moved on swiftly and efficiently, and now we embark on a new chapter with a new chairman,&#8221; Power stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy\u200d surrounding \u200bZiegler&#8217;s removal, the Florida GOP \u200dremains focused on\u2063 its achievements under Governor Ron\u2063 DeSantis. Power highlighted \u200bthe party&#8217;s\u200b record turnout and\u200c its success in flipping seats, even at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-horrific-reality-of-democrat-policies-red-pilled-america\/\" title=\"Nolte: Horrific Reality of Democrat Policies Red-Pilled America\">school board level<\/a>.\u2063 With Power&#8217;s strong leadership, the Florida \u200bGOP aims to &#8220;Keep Florida \u2064RED,&#8221; deliver the state&#8217;s 30 electoral votes\u2062 to the GOP presidential candidate, and elect Republicans up and down the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida GOP\u200d proudly announced \u200dPower&#8217;s election as chairman, expressing confidence in \u2064his ability to lead the party \u2062to further\u200d success. By rallying\u2062 behind Power,\u2064 the party aims to maintain \u2062its stronghold \u200cin Florida \u200band continue advancing its conservative agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the Florida Republican Party must \u2063address the controversy surrounding Ziegler&#8217;s removal \u200cand \u200cwork to restore faith and confidence among its members and supporters. The new leadership under Evan Power\u200d will play a\u2062 crucial role\u200d in demonstrating accountability, transparency, \u200dand integrity within the party. With a focus on unity and progress, the \u200dFlorida GOP looks to\u200b the \u2064future with renewed\u200b determination and a\u2064 commitment to effectively represent the values \u200band\u200d interests of its constituents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Republican Party elected Evan Power as their new chairman, replacing Christian Ziegler. Ziegler was removed from the position due to a police investigation into a rape allegation. 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