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Matt Gaetz

1982 - Today

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Matthew Louis Gaetz II ( GAYTS; born May 7, 1982) is an American politician, lawyer, and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district from 2017 until his resignation in 2024. 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, Gaetz is widely regarded as a proponent of far-right politics as well as a staunch ally of Donald Trump. In October 2023, Gaetz filed a motion to vacate which led to the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Matt Gaetz is the 19,065th most popular politician (down from 18,656th in 2024), the 16,778th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,054th in 2019) and the 1,351st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Matt Gaetz ranks 19,065 out of 19,576. Before him are Vitaly Milonov, Ryszard Wolny, Lawton Chiles, Darrell Issa, Mark Udall, and Cécile Duflot. After him are John Ensign, Zuhal Demir, Katie Hobbs, Florian Philippot, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Bob Taft.

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Among people born in 1982, Matt Gaetz ranks 690. Before him are Yulia Raskina, Mark López, Aya Cash, Eduardo Costa, Giaan Rooney, and Robbie Lawler. After him are Tarmo Neemelo, Gintarė Scheidt, Cléo Pires, Britta Heidemann, José Moreira, and Francisco Ventoso.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Matt Gaetz ranks 1,351. Before him are Christine Todd Whitman (1946), Todd Akin (1947), Eleni Kounalakis (1966), Lawton Chiles (1930), Darrell Issa (1953), and Mark Udall (1950). After him are John Ensign (1958), Katie Hobbs (1969), Bob Taft (1942), Elijah Cummings (1951), Heidi Heitkamp (1955), and Sean Spicer (1971).

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