Who is Bridget Ziegler, the anti-gay mother involved in a sex scandal with her husband

A rape accusation against the chairman of the Florida Republican Party. Same-sex sexual encounters with a woman who supported the law Don’t Say Gay of Florida. He accuses him of secretly recorded threesomes. An alleged demand of 2 million dollars to leave. An exhortation from Donald Trump. What do these things have in common? They concern everyone Bridget And Christian Ziegler, the MAGA (Make America Great Again ed.) couple from Florida who have been in the news a lot lately, and not for anything good.

Here’s everything we know about the duo and their scandal.

Who are Bridget and Christian Ziegler?

They are a “Florida Republican power couple.” He is the chairman of the state Republican Party and she is the co-founder of the conservative group Mothers for Freedomserves on the Sarasota County School Board and was appointed by the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis on the board that took over Disney’s special tax district after Disney spoke out about its actions. Disney after she spoke out against his bigoted law Don’t Say Gay.

Why are they newsworthy?

First of all because Christian was in November accused of raping a woman a month earlier. According to a search warrant, Christian and Bridget, who are married, had planned to have sex with the alleged victim on October 2, but after Bridget couldn’t come, the woman canceled the date, writing in a text message: “I’m sorry, I was almost in his place.” Second the affidavita few minutes later, the woman opened her apartment door and found Christian, who, according to the affidavit, entered her apartment and raped her.

According to the affidavit, later that month investigators monitored Instagram DMs between Christian and the woman, in which he allegedly asked several times how he could help her, with her replying, “You’re the cause of all this.” Subsequently, investigators write in the affidavit, Christian «repeatedly referred to the victim as a friend of his in an attempt to minimize the situation. At one point he texted: “Where are you? Do you want to meet up and chat? I’m worried about you. You’re my friend”, to which the victim replied: “Hell no, after what you did to me. Don’t you understand that I’m terrified of you?”.

Christian Ziegler, who is under criminal investigation but has not been charged so far, he denied the rape charge and said the interaction was consensual.

Where does Bridget Ziegler fit into all this?

According to the search warrant affidavit, the Zieglers, according to NBC News, “they had a long-term consensual sexual relationship with the accuser.” Bridget Ziegler has not been charged with crimes, but she at least seems guilty of incredible hypocrisy given her work against people LGBTQIA+. Ziegler said she helped draft the law Don’t Say Gay of Florida and Moms for Libertyof which Ziegler is co-founder, was labeled as an extremist organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center. According to Seattle Times, “fights against school curricula that mention LGBTQIA+ rights, race, critical race theory and discrimination, while several chapters have also fought to ban books that address gender and sexuality issues from school libraries.”

The group said two girls kissing at a homecoming event was “obscene” and “traumatic”; tried to get a book banned with an illustration of seahorses putting their tails together; and has attached the Trevor Project, which works to prevent suicide among LGBTQIA+ teens. Last year, in an episode of Field Report With Paola Ramos, an activist of Moms for Liberty said LGBTQIA+ students should be taught separately from their straight, cisgender peers, likening the situation to that of “children with autism or Down syndrome” being placed in separate classrooms.

What do people around the Zieglers say?

The entire Sarasota County School Board has asked Bridget Ziegler to resign, which she has refused to do, saying this week that she was “disappointed” that they asked her to resign. Paulina Testerman, one of the founders of Support Our Schools, which advocates for public education, told the Daily Beast: “Many of us have stood at the podium at countless school board meetings and listened to Ms. Ziegler drag out the LGBTQIA+ community, so it’s natural to want to celebrate when bullies get what they deserve.”. Ziegler’s term expires in 2026 and only DeSantis can remove her.

As for Christian Ziegler, the calls for him to resign as chairman of the Florida Republican Party have been deafening: all by DeSantis to the Speaker of the Florida House, the President of the State Senate, and the Senator Rick Scott, they have asked for his resignation. Michael Thompson, leader of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee, said a NBC News that according to him only 2% of party leaders want Ziegler to remain as president.

Ziegler has so far resisted calls to resign, unless…

What’s this about the $2 million?

Ziegler would have said that if he is paid $2 million to resign he will leave. Michael Thompson told the Washington Post: “My first thought when I heard this was to laugh, and so did the person who told me what was discussed or asked. There will never be a buyout” (Ziegler’s salary as president is $120,000).

Ziegler persisted with the Washington Post that claims that he asked for a buyout are “100% untrue.”

Is there anyone who supports the boy?

Only the best of the best. Second NBC News:

Among those advocating for Ziegler to remain in his post and not resign are former Trump administration officials Steve Bannon, a prominent conservative media personality, and Corey Lewandowski, who has worked on several political races in the past with Ziegler, who runs his own Republican consulting firm.

During the calls, Bannon said Ziegler would become a “MAGA hero” if he stayed, despite the sexual assault investigation and calls for his resignation, according to a Florida GOP official familiar with the calls. The official also said Lewandowski told Ziegler that “fundraising will come from” his decision to stand firm and not resign. Bannon did not respond to a request for comment. Lewandowski declined to comment for this story.

There NBC News notes that “Ziegler has a notoriously provocative public political personality,” saying in July during a Moms for Liberty media training that you should “never apologize,” adding, “I think apologizing makes you weak.”

Did Donald Trump intervene?

Not directly, although it probably won’t surprise you to learn that in November the former president and likely GOP nominee has said in a speech that Ziegler “did a fantastic job as state party chair.”

Bridget and Christian Ziegler did not immediately respond to ‘s request for comment Vanity Fair.