Florida Republican chairman won't resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent
by Terry Spencer
Dec 04, 2023
3 minutes
The chair of Florida's Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman's allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state's conservative politics.
Christian Ziegler sent the statement to state Republicans on Saturday, saying that he and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, are being targeted because they are “such loud, which has led a campaign with Gov. to roll back sex education in Florida schools.
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