Florida Senate Breaks From Guv—Doesn’t Confirm Moms for Liberty Exec to Ethics Post
Florida Senate Republicans on Thursday refused to confirm the Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to serve on an ethics commission—a rare break from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ requests from the legislature, which has operated at his behest in recent years.
Senators cited fears of a conflict of interest in denying Descovich the role on the Florida Commission on Ethics, with one unnamed lawmaker expressing concerns about “whether or not her employment constitutes lobbying before the legislature,” Senate spokesperson Katie Betta told the The Daily Beast.
The deferred vote, first reported by the Miami Herald, is the latest flop for Moms for Liberty and Descovich, who was flamed for repeatedly skirting questions in a cringe appearance on 60 Minutes this week. That appearance came on the heels of one of the organization’s co-founders, Bridget Ziegler, becoming embroiled in a sex scandal that went against everything the right-wing values Moms for Liberty says it stands for.