The Florida Republican Party voted on Monday to elect Evan Power as the party’s new chairman after members overwhelming to remove Christian Ziegler from the position following a police investigation into a rape allegation.
Power, who was the party’s vice chairman, filled in for Ziegler after party members voted last month to strip him of his powers and reduce his salary to $1.
“We have to build that trust back long-term,” Power said. “I think we have to do is go to our larger donors right now to ask for their help and assistance. And we can build that trust back because we can prove we are bigger than one person. We moved on as fast and as efficiently as we could. And now we are here in a new chapter and [with] a new chairman.”
Highlighting the successes of the Florida GOP under Governor Ron DeSantis, Power said that Republicans have experienced record turnout and have…
