Florida Republicans browse a merchandise table outside the Rosen Centre ballroom during the election of a new state GOP chairman on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. - Steven Lemongello/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Republicans elected Christian Ziegler as their new party chair in Orlando Saturday. Ziegler will oversee what could be a tense few years for the state GOP, with Gov. Ron DeSantis widely expected to challenge former president and current Florida man Donald Trump for the party’s nomination for president in 2024. Ziegler, the former vice chair under outgoing party leader Joe Gruters and a fellow Sarasota County resident, defeated Leon County GOP chair Evan Power during the party meeting at the Rosen Centre. Outside the meeting, evidence of the potential party split was app...
