Matt Gaetz

Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district from January 2017 until his resignation in November 2024, when Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Gaetz for United States attorney general. Gaetz withdrew from consideration later that month. His district included all of Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties, and portions of Walton County. A member of the Republican Party and a self-described libertarian populist, he is widely regarded as a proponent of far-right politics as well as an ally of Trump.