Florida Republicans elect Christian Ziegler as State Chair

Florida Republicans elect Christian Ziegler as State Chair

Christian Ziegler will lead the Republican Party of Florida into the 2024 elections. The Sarasota County State Committeeman won election to the post Saturday.

He faced Leon County GOP Chair Evan Power, prevailing in a vote of 126-100 at the annual meeting held in Orlando.

“Florida is the winning model. Let’s show the nation how it’s done!,” asserted the RPOF in a congratulatory tweet.

A second RPOF Tweet congratulated Power for being elevated to Vice Chair, suggesting that the party is unified after a close election that was seen by some as a proxy battle between forces loyal to Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.

The new GOP State Chair succeeds Joe Gruters, who had led the...

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