Matthew Louis Gaetz II (/ e t s / GAYTS; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. In 2017, he cast the only vote against a human trafficking bill", "Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was literally the only person to vote against an anti-human trafficking bill", "Roll Call 91 Roll Call 91, Bill Number: H. R. 1865, 115th Congress, 2nd Session", "Gaetz among 20 House Republicans who voted against anti-human trafficking bill", "Gaetz misleads in claim about immigrants, crime", "Matt Gaetz runs for U.S. Congress, blasts 'illegal immigrants' and 'Muslim terrorists', "GOP Lawmaker Matt Gaetz Slams Haiti: 'Sheet Metal And Garbage' Everywhere You Look", "Did Democrats, or George Soros, Fund Migrant Caravan? [219], In 2022, Gaetz voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. Earlier in the hearing, Austin tangled with another Florida Republican, Rep. Matt Gaetz, who objected to Austin's order for a military-wide stand down, where units took a day out of their. "[286], Gaetz has a 2020 book and a 2021 podcast, both titled Firebrand. [163], In April 2019, after the House passed a resolution withdrawing American support for the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, Gaetz was one of nine lawmakers to sign a letter to Trump requesting a meeting with him and urging him to sign Senate Joint Resolution 7, which invokes the War Powers Act of 1973, to end unauthorized US military participation in the Saudi-led coalition's armed conflict against Houthi forces in Yemen. 1158) which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Matt is devoted to the values upon which our country was . Gaetz's grandfather, Jerry Gaetz, was the mayor of Rugby, North Dakota, and a candidate for lieutenant governor of North Dakota at the 1964 North Dakota Republican Party state convention, where he died of a heart attack. [123], In November 2017, Gaetz introduced a congressional resolution calling for Robert Mueller to recuse himself as special counsel because of what were said to be conflicts of interest. [173] In lobbying for the bill, he said that the open carry of weapons was a right "granted not by government but by God. [104], In November 2019, Gaetz was one of only two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to vote for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which among other reforms would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. Anglin later reported that Gaetz fumbled for his license and . [223], In January 2020, the U.S. Secret Service reportedly received a tip that, in April 2018, Gaetz had accompanied Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg to a government office where Greenberg was producing fake IDs. Battling GOP extremism just helped Democrats stop a red wave in the 2022 midterms. Master Sgt. This weapon has been used for years by the Green Berets and the U.S. military as a whole. Matt Gaetz, even if Gaetz brought the topic up. [146] In September 2022, he called impeaching Biden a "priority". Special forces veteran Joe Kent added to several early announcements of political candidacy when he shared his plans on Wednesday to run for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2024. We're so frustrated. [190][191], After Politico reported on November 7 that Gaetz had tested positive for COVID-19, he texted Politico "I have tested positive for antibodies" and "I have no live virus". [175] He also supports concealed carry reciprocity. Matt Gaetz Revealed He Had a Teenage Son in June 2020. [94], In a September 2022 episode of Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Gaetz said that Republicans should prioritize "impeachment inquiries" against Democrats "to investigate them and to hold them accountable" if Republicans won the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections. House Republicans are making clear that they intend to seek cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare with their new majority in the 118th Congress. [189] He also claimed that the National Institutes of Health had given the Institute a $3.7 million grant. [255] Alford, who has previously been federally convicted of fraud and is represented by McGee, was federally indicted in August 2021 for allegedly conducting the scheme. [210][211], Gaetz voted against Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. [23] In a crowded Republican primary that included Craig Barker, Kabe Woods, Jerry G. Melvin, and Bill Garvie, Gaetz won with 43 percent of the vote. [80][81] Of the television studio, Gaetz said that the company received $100 per month from his office, an amount not reported in his congressional spending records, and also charged television networks each time a network connected to the studio. Yet new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has elevated fringe figures like Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene . On August 30, 2016, Gaetz won the Republican primary with 35.7 percent of the vote to Greg Evers's 21.5 percent and Cris Dosev's 20.6 percent, along with five other candidates. I got the freedom variant. Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide,[167][168] but was acquitted based on self-defense in November 2021. "[139][136] Ohio representative Jim Jordan said, "The members have just had it, and they want to be able to see and represent their constituents and find out what's going on. [20] In October 2021, the Florida bar suspended Gaetz from practicing law due to unpaid fees. Now he's attacking the accusers", "Representative Jim Jordan returns to Washington as scrutiny over alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State intensifies", "GOP lawmaker: Accusations against Jim Jordan come from 'deep state', "Tapper presses lawmaker: Who is the deep state? After graduating from the William & Mary Law School, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative. [38] Don Gaetz, then the president of the Florida Senate, also endorsed Bush, along with several other members of Florida's state legislature. In addition to denying the allegations about his relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Gaetz denied a previously unreported claim that he had been photographed "with child prostitutes", and said that a friend of his (whom Carlson had supposedly met) had been urged by the FBI to claim Gaetz was "involved in some pay-for-play scheme". [287][275] In the book, while discussing dating in Washington, he writes, "I knew going in how many people had been brought down by sexual missteps in this town, so I set some rules to help me err on the safe(r) side [including] no dating your staff members, [etc.]. [225][5][6] As part of his plea bargain, Greenberg cooperated with the investigation of Gaetz and others. Ex-commander of US forces in Europe challenges Matt Gaetz for smirking at military chief The congressman claims military members 'loathe' critical race theory, but provided no evidence to. We need PATRIOTS who will defend her. [273] In August, ABC News reported that Greenberg had "provided investigators with years of Venmo and Cash App transactions and thousands of photos and videos, as well as access to personal social media accounts." He was reelected unopposed in 2012[26] and 2014. After graduating from the William & Mary Law School, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative. A decorated Green Beret who served a dozen combat tours, including six in Afghanistan, committed suicide last week in front of his wife, becoming the 30th member of his elite battalion to kill. The affair centered around the murder of an alleged spy, Thai Mac Chuyen, who had supposedly infiltrated the South Vietnamese Special Forces for the Viet Cong. ", "Republicans confront Mueller with allegations of double standard in Russia probe", "House Republicans' national security-threatening impeachment stunt, explained by an expert", "Reps. Mo Brooks, Bradley Byrne at forefront of GOP charge into impeachment room", "Chaotic scene as Republicans disrupt impeachment deposition", "After Republicans storm hearing room, Defense official testifies in impeachment inquiry", "Total SCIF Show: The GOP's Raid Puts National Security at Risk", "Jim Jordan defends GOP lawmakers who stormed impeachment inquiry room", "Rep. Matt Gaetz and other GOP politicians baselessly suggest antifa is to blame for pro-Trump mob rioting into Capitol", "How Matt Gaetz spread a falsehood about antifa infiltrating the mob that attacked Congress", "Rep. Matt Gaetz Staffer Cheered On Capitol Rioters Via Parler as They Overran Police", "H.Res.582 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors", "H.Res.597 - Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for endangering the security of the United States and countering the will of Congress and other high crimes and misdemeanors", "Joe Biden Impeachment a 'Priority,' Says Matt Gaetz as GOP Set to Win House", "Matt Gaetz Admits 'Many' Republicans Don't Want to Try Impeaching Biden", "H.Res.8 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors", "How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill", "Republican-led Congress passes sweeping tax bill", "Local political figures cautious about sea level rise", "The Climate Denier Caucus in Trump's Washington", "H.R.861 To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency", "90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members", "Matt Gaetz, the Climate Solutions Caucus and the bumpy road to bipartisan consensus", "After pushing bill to abolish EPA, Rep. Matt Gaetz joins Climate Solutions Caucus", "Reps. Gaetz, Peters Introduce Bill to Slow Climate Change, Reduce Super Pollutants", "14 House Republicans vote against a measure condemning military coup in Myanmar", "House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization", Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "House Vote #560 in 2019: H.J.Res. [274][275] According to Greenberg, he made the arrangements for Gaetz. Speaker 3: I just want to make comment that-Matt Gaetz: I've asked the question to the Secretary Austin. [223], Shortly after Gaetz's case was referred to state attorney Steve Meadows, Gaetz's driving license was reinstated. [223] The charges against Gaetz were dismissed. Things to know about congressman accused of threatening Michael Cohen", "Member Profile Matthew Louis Gaetz II", "GOP lawmaker Don Gaetz is rising fast as a state Senate leader", "Law School Alums Looking To Distance Themselves As Much As Humanly Possible From Matt Gaetz", "How Matt Gaetz used daddy's money to become Trump's favorite congressman", "Matt Gaetz labelled 'delinquent' for failing to pay Florida bar association fees", "Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom resigns", "April 13, 2010 Special General Congressional 19 & House 4", "Florida House approves speeding up executions", "Ethanol Fuels To Evaporate Under House Bill", "Florida Congressman Drafts Bill To 'Completely Abolish' The EPA", "Rick Scott Signs Ethanol Bill Repealing Required Percentage Statute", "Act of revenge? In one of the darkest scandals in Special Forces history, the Green Beret Affair of 1969 lives in infamy in U.S. Army history. He represents Florida's 1st District, located in the state's northwest. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women", "Gaetz is said to have boasted of his 'access to women' provided by friend charged in sex-trafficking case", "Matt Gaetz trip to Bahamas is part of federal probe into sex trafficking, sources say", "Federal investigators are scrutinizing Gaetz's trip to Bahamas", "Federal investigators press for cooperation from two key witnesses in Gaetz probe", "Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend to cooperate with federal authorities in sex trafficking investigation", "The Matt Gaetz Investigation: What We Know", "Matt Gaetz Associate Pleads Guilty On 2 Charges, Agrees To Cooperation Deal", "Gaetz: Trump 'should pardon everyone' including himself to quash liberal 'bloodlust', "Bombshell Letter: Gaetz Paid for Sex With Minor, Wingman Says", "Matt Gaetz's iPhone seized by the FBI in sex trafficking probe, as associate cooperates with investigation", "GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz reportedly under DOJ investigation for possible sex trafficking of 17-year-old; he says he's being extorted", "Florida Law Firm Torches 'False and Defamatory' Allegations Matt Gaetz Made on Tucker Carlson's Show", "Bob Levinson of Coral Springs died in Iranian custody, US government says", "Gaetz extortion scheme update: Court docs claim Alford lied about Iran hostage, Biden pardon", "Matt Gaetz Gets a Scandal As Wild As Him", "Documents Detail Alleged 'Hostage Release' Scheme to Extort Gaetz", "Florida man charged with attempting to defraud Rep. Matt Gaetz's family", "Florida developer charged in alleged $25M scheme to extort Gaetz's family", "Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician", "Matt Gaetz says he's under federal investigation for sexual misconduct", "Convicted Fraudster Charged With Trying to Bilk Rep. Matt Gaetz and Dad for $25 Million", "Man charged with $25M extortion scheme promising pardon for Rep. Matt Gaetz", "Rep. Matt Gaetz denies sexual relationship with underage girl amid reports of DOJ investigation", "Matt Gaetz denies relationship with a 17-year-old and says he's a victim of attempted extortion", "Matt Gaetz's disastrous Tucker Carlson interview, explained", "McCarthy calls allegations against Gaetz 'serious,' plans to speak with him", "Gaetz staying on Judiciary panel, despite investigation", "Gaetz showed nude photos of women he said he'd slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN", "Spokesman for Rep. Matt Gaetz resigns 'out of principle' as DOJ investigates alleged sex with minor, payments for sex", "Live Updates: Second Gaetz Aide Said to Have Quit Amid Widening Investigation", "Another aide to Matt Gaetz is said to have quit amid an intensifying Justice Department investigation", "Female Staffers Defend Rep. Gaetz From Misconduct Claims In Unsigned Letter", "First GOP member of Congress calls on Matt Gaetz to resign", "Matt Gaetz Pleads For Money, And You Can Guess How People Are Responding", "Federal prosecutors looking into whether Gaetz obstructed justice", "Feds investigating obstruction as part of Gaetz probe, sources say", "As Gaetz investigation ramps up, feds mount sweeping probe into Central Florida political scene: Sources", "Gaetz associate providing feds intel, documents as probe into congressman continues: Sources", "Matt Gaetz says Fox News 'isn't what it used to be' and blames Paul Ryan", "Justice Dept. [ 223 ], Shortly after Gaetz 's case was referred to state Steve... By the Green Beret Affair of 1969 lives in infamy in U.S. Army history extremism just helped stop... Located in the state & # x27 ; s 1st District, located in the state #., even if Gaetz brought the topic up practicing Law due to unpaid fees Consolidated Appropriations Act ( H.R Special... 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