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Matt Gaetz

Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. The district includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties, and portions of Walton County. A member of the Republican Party, he is widely regarded as a staunch proponent of far-right politics as well as an ally of former president Donald Trump.
  • Personal 

  • Florida House of Representatives 

  • Elections 

  • Tenure 

  • Ethics controversies 

  • 2023 speakership election 

  • Committee assignments 

  • Caucus memberships 

  • Political positions 

  • Cannabis 

  • Donald Trump 

  • Mueller investigation 

  • First impeachment of Donald Trump 

  • Second impeachment of Donald Trump 

  • Support for impeaching President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas 

  • Economy 

  • Environment 

  • Myanmar 

  • Middle East 

  • George Floyd protests 

  • Gun policy 

  • Health care 

  • COVID-19 

  • Abortion 

  • Human trafficking 

  • Immigration 

  • Law enforcement 

  • LGBT rights 

  • Driving offenses 

  • Federal investigations into sex trafficking 

  • Defense and counter-claim of extortion 

  • Response and other developments 

  • ''Firebrand''