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Ziegler’s wife, Bridget Ziegler, helped found Moms for Liberty but is no longer involved with the organization.

Moms for Liberty co-founders 'truly shaken' by 'serious' rape allegation against Christian Ziegler HomeElections2024 – Presidential2024 – Down BallotCulture WarsLegislativeCommunitiesPanhandleNE FloridaJaxOrlandoTampa BaySt. PeteSW FloridaSouth FloridaFederalForeign AffairsEmails & Opinions December 7, 2023 PodcastsLobby Firm RankingsInfluence Magazine     HeadlinesSW FloridaMoms for Liberty co-founders ‘truly shaken’ by ‘serious’ rape allegation against Christian Ziegler Jacob OglesDecember 5, 20234min9Adolf HitlerBridget ZieglerChristian ZieglerNikki FriedProud BoysTiffany JusticeTina Descovich Related Articles HeadlinesSW Florida Tom Edwards sees long overdue comeuppance for Bridget and Christian Ziegler HeadlinesInfluence ‘Live Healthy’ aims to increase access to care by bolstering workforce, innovation HeadlinesTallahassee Hayward House opens, bringing Southern hospitality to The Process Ziegler's wife, Bridget Ziegler, helped found Moms for Liberty but is no longer involved with the organization.Moms for Liberty is condemning Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler — the husband of one of the group’s co-founders, Bridget Ziegler — after Christian Ziegler was accused of rape. “We have been truly shaken to read of the serious, criminal allegations against Christian Ziegler,” said Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice. “We believe any allegation of sexual assault should be taken seriously and fully investigated.” The ongoing criminal investigation also resulted in surprising details about the private lives of Bridget and Christian Ziegler. A search warrant for contents of Christian Ziegler’s phone shows the couple separately admitted to a past three-way sexual encounter with a woman now accusing Christian Ziegler of raping her in a Sarasota apartment. An attorney for Christian Ziegler said the investigation will exonerate him. Bridget Ziegler faces no accusation of criminal activity. But the matter has resulted in calls for both Zieglers to resign all public and partisan positions. The statement from Moms for Liberty stressed that Bridget Ziegler, now a Sarasota County School Board member, hasn’t been deeply engaged in the organization since shortly after its founding. “Bridget Ziegler resigned from her role as co-founder with Moms for Liberty within a month of our launch in January of 2021, nearly three years ago,” Descovich and Justice said. “She has remained an avid warrior for parental rights across the country.” The relationship has called the future of Moms for Liberty into question. In Pennsylvania, the Northumberland County chapter of Moms for Liberty announced the organization would pause activity and members would form a different group with no connection to the Florida-based organization, according to The News-Item. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried heavily criticized Moms for Liberty in a press call. She said revelations about Bridget Ziegler were only the latest scandal, and referenced an Indiana chapter that included an Adolf Hitler quote in a newsletter, as well as associations with extremist group The Proud Boys. “I do not believe that we will see Moms for Liberty in the future,” Fried said. “Because the foundation was so weak to begin with, the whole entire organization is going to start to crumble.” But Descovich and Justice sounded defiant amid scrutiny of the organization. “To our opponents who have spewed hateful vitriol over the last several days: We reject your attacks,” they said. “We will continue to empower ALL parents to build relationships that ensure the survival of our nation and a thriving education system. We are laser-focused on fundamental parental rights, and that mission is and always will be bigger than any one person.” Post Views: 0 Jacob Ogles Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected]. VIEW ALL POSTS previousNikki Fried blasts Gov. DeSantis plan to ax 1,000 state jobs while ‘bragging’ about a surplusnextGov. DeSantis' spending plan seeks $1.1B tax cut, more funding for jobs, roads programs 9 comments rick whitakerDecember 5, 2023 at 2:26 pm christian fanatics’ rarely ever back down. hate and deception is a tool they use to get the money and power they crave. Reply YepDecember 6, 2023 at 3:23 pm Says the communist. Reply rick whitakerDecember 6, 2023 at 4:09 pm yep, so you call me a communist without knowing me, that’s very maga cultist of you.so using the same logic of your statement about someone you don’t know, i will call you a white christian nationalist. no i won’t, i’m not a maga cultist so i see that as unfair. i will preface my statement by saying, ” based on your comment”, i think so in so. i didn’t read any statement prefacing in your post. BTW, i am not a communist, so you were wrong. Reply Michael KDecember 5, 2023 at 2:27 pm Many Floridians have been shaken since the so called “moms for liberty” launched their hateful attacks and radicalized cal right wing agenda on LGBTQ people and our schools under the lie of “parental rights.” These self appointed moral crusaders are a grass tops Republican hate group and their hypocrisy is no surprise. They are a sham along with the governor who empowered them. Reply JDDecember 5, 2023 at 2:27 pm Distancing themselves because they know they got in with some strange bedfellow (pun intended). F@cking hypocrites. Stop doubling down and admit you all are full of sh!t. Quit deflecting and projecting. Clean up that freak show of a big tent. Reply TomDecember 5, 2023 at 2:34 pm Milf’s for Liberty – I love the hyprocracy. You can’t make this stuff up. Reply rick whitakerDecember 5, 2023 at 6:53 pm tom, now that was funny Reply Michael VendorDecember 5, 2023 at 2:56 pm Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice don’t have clean hands in all of this. The organization needs to be dismantled down to the ground. These perverts do NOT speak for ANY parents Reply Sonja FitchDecember 5, 2023 at 3:08 pm Moms for Liberty is just a very disgusting group of haters! So what is not surprising is the accusations of the husband raping someone! These folks are totally out of touch with reality! Lol Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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