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| | |state=Florida | | |state=Florida |
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| − | |terms=January 3, 2017 – present | + | |terms=January 3, 2017 – November 13, 2024 |
| | |preceded=[[Jeff Miller]] | | |preceded=[[Jeff Miller]] |
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| − | |succeeded= | + | |succeeded=vacant |
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| − | '''Matthew Louis “Matt” Gaetz, II''', born May 7, 1982 (age {{age|1982|5|7}}), is a [[Republican]] U.S. representative representing [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district since 2017. Rep. Gaetz is one of the most courageous [[conservative]]s in [[Congress]]. | + | '''Matthew Louis “Matt” Gaetz, II''', born May 7, 1982 (age {{age|1982|5|7}}), is a former [[Republican]] U.S. representative who represented [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 2017-2024. Rep. Gaetz is one of the most courageous [[conservative]]s in [[Congress]]. |
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| | Gaetz stood strong against the [[Dem]]s' politicized indictment of [[Trump]], and properly criticized the weakness by Florida Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]:<ref>https://floridianpress.com/2023/03/gaetz-says-desantis-puts-americans-at-risk-by-not-backing-trump-against-persecution/?spot_im_redirect_source=pitc</ref> | | Gaetz stood strong against the [[Dem]]s' politicized indictment of [[Trump]], and properly criticized the weakness by Florida Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]:<ref>https://floridianpress.com/2023/03/gaetz-says-desantis-puts-americans-at-risk-by-not-backing-trump-against-persecution/?spot_im_redirect_source=pitc</ref> |
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| | And if that means ABOLISHING every one of the three letter agencies, from the FBI to the ATF, I’m ready to get going! | | And if that means ABOLISHING every one of the three letter agencies, from the FBI to the ATF, I’m ready to get going! |
| | </blockquote> | | </blockquote> |
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| | + | Gaetz's wife, Ginger, is the sister of [[Palmer Luckey]], inventor of the Oculus Rift (the first commercially viable set of [[virtual reality]] goggles) and founder of defense start-up company [[Anduril Industries]]. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | {{Nationalism}} | | {{Nationalism}} |
| − | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
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| | [[Category:115th United States Congress]] | | [[Category:115th United States Congress]] |
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| | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] | | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] |
| | [[Category:Trump 2024 Representatives]] | | [[Category:Trump 2024 Representatives]] |
| | + | [[Category:Millennial and Gen Z Conservatives]] |