226 South Palafox Place, 6th Floor
Pensacola, FL 32502
1170 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Building 4, Room 454
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
1721 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Matthew 'Matt' Gaetz
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ginger
Birth Date:
05/07/1982
Birth Place:
Hollywood, FL
Home City:
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Religion:
Baptist
JD, College of William and Mary, 2004-2007
BS, History/Political Science, Florida State University, 2000-2003
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2017-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 1, 2022
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 4, 2010-2016
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Member, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems
Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Member, Subcommittee on The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Former Chair, House Finance and Tax Committee, Florida
Former Member, House Health Quality Subcommittee, Florida
Former Member, House Regulatory Affairs Committee, Florida
Former Member, House Rulemaking Oversight & Repeal Subcommittee, Florida
Former Member, House State Affairs Committee, Florida
Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives
Attorney, Keefe, Anchors, Gordon and Moyle Law Firm, 2007-present
Member, First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach, present
Member, Board of Directors, Air Force Enlisted Village
Board Member, Amikids, Emerald Coast
Member, Board of Directors, Emerald Coast Marine Institute
Member, Destin Chamber of Commerce
Member, Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Navarre Chamber of Commerce
Member, Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce
Member, Okaloosa Walton Bar Association
Awards:
American Conservative Union, Defender of Liberty, 2013
Florida Automobile Dealers Association, Legislator of the Year, 2013
Florida Bar Association, Legislator of the Year, 2013
Florida Medical Association, Legislator of the Year, 2013
Florida Police Chiefs Association, Legislator of the Year, 2013
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, House Leadership Award, 2013
Florida Sheriff's Association, Legislative Champion, 2013
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Freshman of the Year, 2011
Father's Name:
Don Gaetz
Father's Occupation:
Florida State Senator
Favorite Quote:
"But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives."
- Jeb Bush
"Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
- Sir Winston Churchill, 1941
"It is far greater to dare mighty things and win glorious triumps, even though checkerd by failure and defeat, than to take rank with those poor spirits who live in the grey twilight of fear and indecision who know neither victory nor defeat."
- Teddy Roosevelt
Favorite Type of Music:
Country and classic rock
Hobbies or Special Talents:
fishing, golf, spending time with family
Mother's Name:
Vicky Gaetz
Mother's Occupation:
Girl Scout Leader
Officer, Valparaiso-Niceville Girls Softball Association
Neighborhood Association President
Pets (include names):
Dog, Scarlet