December 13th 2023.
The Sarasota County School Board is calling for Bridget Ziegler, the founder of the conservative group Moms For Liberty, to resign following allegations of her taking part in a threesome with her husband, Christian. During the final meeting of the year on Dec. 12, four board members voted in favor of the mother's resignation in light of the three-way sexcapade, which came to light during a rape and sexual battery investigation. Before the meeting, board Chairwoman Karen Rose, as well as members Tom Edwards and Tim Enos, had already asked for Ziegler to step down.
At the meeting, Ziegler's demeanor was described as defiant. She questioned board legal counsel Patrick Duggan as to why the resolution was brought up in the first place, as the board isn't authorized to remove a member. She expressed her disappointment, saying that, "I serve on another public board, and this issue did not come up, and we were able to forge ahead with the business of the board." Ziegler was recently re-elected in August 2022 and her term is set to end in 2026 if she does not resign in the meantime. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis is authorized to remove her if she decides to leave, in which case a new appointment will be made until the 2024 election cycle.
According to Politico, Ziegler revealed to the police that she and her husband, along with a third party, had engaged in a sexual encounter in 2022. Arrest affidavits indicate that Christian and the victim had known each other for over 20 years, but the woman backed out of the activity when she found out Christian's wife wouldn't be present.
Now that Ziegler has shown no intention of resigning from the Sarasota board, the scandal has caused other consequences. She resigned from her position as vice president of school board programs at the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to aiding conservative candidates. Additionally, a Moms For Liberty chapter in Pennsylvania has separated from the national organization, with the chair citing that it was hard to advocate for parental rights when the co-founder is involved in such a scandal.
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