Matt GaetzLast Updated: March 8, 2024
Location
Pensacola, Florida
Insurrection Related Information
- Voted Against Certification
- Spread Disinformation Online
- Requested Pardon
- Election Denier
Currently Running For Office
- Running for re-election
- Primary election on Aug 20, 2024
Current Office Held
- U.S. House Representative, Florida District 01
Executive Summary
This Representative spread disinformation through social media and voted against certifying election results on January 6, 2021.
- Gaetz frequently pushed lies about the election leading up to the insurrection and spoke on the House floor that day as he objected to the certification of the election.
- During that speech, Gaetz pushed a Washington Times report that was later debunked claiming that a facial recognition company identified “antifa” “masquerading as trump supporters.” Media Matters Action Network
Currently Running For Office
U.S. House Representative, Florida District 01
Primary Election:
August 20, 2024
Current Office Held
U.S. House Representative, Florida District 01
Term:
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2025
