Florida GOP Suspends Chairman Amid Rape Investigation, Demands Resignation

The Republican Party of Florida has suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation amid a police investigation into a rape accusation against him. Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he had a prior consensual sexual relationship. The party's executive committee will hold another vote in the future to decide whether to remove Ziegler. Several top officials, including Governor Ron DeSantis, have called for his resignation. Ziegler denies the accusation and says the encounter was consensual. The accusation has also caused turmoil for Ziegler's wife, an elected member of the Sarasota School Board, who has been asked to resign by the board.