Zander Moricz, a Harvard student and activist, has gone viral on social media after criticizing Sarasota County School Board member and Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. This comes after she made headlines for her involvement in an inappropriate scandal. She continues to face calls for her resignation, which she strongly opposes.
Bridget Ziegler, an anti-LGBTQ and Conservative board member, came under fire after engaging in a sexual encounter with not only her husband, Christian Ziegler, but also another woman. According to the victim, the first encounter was consensual at first, but she was later allegedly assaulted.
Not only is Christian facing calls to resign, including from Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but Bridget is also being asked to resign from the school board. Zander Moricz took the podium at a board meeting on December 12 to condemn her politics and board decisions. According to the former Sarasota County School student:
“You are a reminder that some people view politics as a service to others while some view it as an opportunity for themselves. On this board, you have spent public funds that could have been used to increase teacher pay to change our district lines for political gain, remove books from schools, target trans and queer children, erase Black history, and elevate your political career — all while sending your children to private schools because you do not believe in the public school system that you’ve been leading.”
In a direct address to Bridget Ziegler, he stated:
“You do not deserve to be on the Sarasota County School Board, but you do not deserve to be removed from it for having a thresome… to be extra clear, Bridget, you deserve to be fired from your job because you are terrible at your job. Not because you had sx with a woman.”
Who is Zander Moricz?
The youngster was born in Florida and famously opposed DeSantis’ ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation. Moricz is currently the campaign manager for a candidate for the Sarasota County Commission. He also hopes to be the first Democrat elected to this position in at least 50 years.
He is also the founder and executive director of the Social Equity Education Initiative, an organization dedicated to combating hateful legislation.
He has previously appeared on several news channels, including GMA, CNN, and MSNBC, to discuss the aforementioned controversial legislation. Among others, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Vice, The Independent, and The Hill have covered his activism.
The 20-year-old activist also serves as President of the Board of Directors at the Florida Model United Nations.
Zander Moricz also serves as Diversify Our Narrative’s Central-Eastern Director of Communications. Moricz has over 21,000 Instagram followers.
Bridget Ziegler resigned earlier this month from the Leadership Institute, which aims to provide training for Conservative artists, as the controversy surrounding her continues to make headlines. At the time of writing, she was still a member of the Sarasota County School Board and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
