Matt Gaetz
Acting
Born May 7, 1982, Hollywood, Florida, USA
Matthew Louis Gaetz II (born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. The district includes portions of Walton County and most of Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties. A member of the Republican Party, he is widely regarded as a staunch proponent of far-right politics as well as an ally of former president Donald Trump. The son of prominent Florida politician Don Gaetz and grandson of North Dakota politician Jerry Gaetz, Gaetz was raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. After graduating from the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016, and received national attention for defending Florida's controversial "stand-your-ground law". In 2016, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was reelected in 2018, 2020, and 2022.
Appearances as themselves (13)
- The Matt Gaetz Show — Self - Host
- 2024Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty — Self (archive footage)
- 2023A Storm Foretold: Det amerikanske oprør — Self - Florida Congressman
- The Lincoln Project — Self (archive footage)
- 2021Four Hours at the Capitol — Self - Florida Congressman
- 2020The Plot Against the President — Self
- 2020The Swamp — Self
- Who Is America? — Self
- The Circus — Self (archive footage)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self (archive footage)
- The Rachel Maddow Show — Self (archive footage)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self (archive footage)
- The View — Self - Guest