Moms for Liberty chapter splits off over response to rape allegation against co-founder's husband [View all]
A Pennsylvania chapter of the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty split from the organization Monday over the national leadership’s response to a rape allegation against a co-founder’s husband.
Clarissa Paige, who was Moms for Liberty’s chapter chair in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and the state legislative lead for the group, said she was disturbed that the national leaders quickly jumped to defend Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife, Bridget, after the allegations — and the criminal investigation into Ziegler’s conduct — became public last week.
Bridget Ziegler, a school board member in Sarasota, Florida, is an original co-founder of Moms for Liberty. She has spoken at Moms for Liberty events and led training sessions for the group’s members through the Leadership Institute, a conservative activist training organization. Christian Ziegler also led a presentation at Moms for Liberty’s national summit in July.
Moms for Liberty became a dominant force in local and national politics revolving around culture war issues over the past two years, helping to push conservative policies around LGBTQ rights in schools and elect right-wing school board members who wanted more patriotic curricula. But the growing controversy arising from the sexual assault allegation threatens to derail that momentum and dethrone the Florida Republican party chair.
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