Matt Gaetz - report

American lawyer & politician (born 1982)

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 portions of Walton County and most of Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties. 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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz

2021 2022 2024

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Significant news events for Matt Gaetz

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First time a speaker has been removed by vote of the House. Gaetz and McCarthy have been locked in an epic power struggle. It took McCarthy 15 rounds of votes in January to secure the speakership.
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A Republican-led effort to table the "motion to vacate," originally offered by Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night, failed by a 208-218 vote. Every House Democrat, along with 11 House Republicans, voted against the effort. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday Democrats would join Republicans in ousting Kevin McCarthy.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been making enemies in recent days of members of his own party over his incessant campaign to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Multiple House Republicans have reportedly stated that they want Gaetz gone from the caucus. House GOP members are seeking to quickly expel Gaetz if the ethics report comes back with findings of guilt.
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'I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,' Gaetz said on CNN Sunday morning. The Florida Republican has long said that if McCarthy put a 'clean' continuing resolution, or CR, on the House floor, he would file the motion. No speaker has ever been removed from office through such a move.
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz won’t face any charges following a years-long sex-trafficking probe. The probe was based on Gaetz’s alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl. Nearly two years had passed without prosecutors filing charges against Gaetz.
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McCarthy had lost 13 votes for speaker over four long days. Rep.-elect Derrick Van Orden torched Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for "dragging" out the speaker fight to fundraise off of it. Gaetz is one of six Republicans dubbed the “Never Kevins’ and has expressed no interest in the post.
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will resign if Democrats team up to elect a moderate Republican as the new House speaker. Gaetz is a member of the Freedom Caucus, the most conservative and farthest-right bloc within the House Republican Conference. He has consistently voted against Kevin McCarthy's bid to become House Speaker.
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Florida Representative Matt Gaetz has been accused of supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gaetz sent a tweet mocking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He has publicly voiced his objection to the U.S. providing economic support to Ukraine.