Matt Gaetz

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Matt Gaetz
Florida House Of Representatives District 4
Incumbent
In office
April 2010 - Present
Term ends
November 16, 2012
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$29,697/year
Per diem	$133/per day
Elections and appointments
First elected	April 13, 2010
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Florida State University (2003)
J.D.	College of William and Mary (2007)
Personal
Birthday	May 7, 1982
Place of birth	Hollywood, Florida
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Matt Gaetz (b. May 7, 1982) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. He was elected to represent the 4th district in a special election held April 13, 2010.^[1] Matt's father is Don Gaetz, Florida State senator representing district 4.

Gaetz is an attorney with the firm of Keefe, Anchors, Gordon and Moyle in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Gaetz attended Florida State University from 2000-2003 and graduated with a B.S. in social science with concentrations in Political Science, History and Geography. From 2004-2007 Gaetz studied law and earned his J.D. from the College of William and Mary.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gaetz has been appointed to these committees:

• Joint Administrative Procedures
• Judiciary
• Subcommittee on Civil Justice
• Subcommittee on Government Operations (Appropriations)
• Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Quality
• Subcommittee on Rulemaking and Regulation

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Matt Gaetz has endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election. ^[2]

Elections

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Gaetz won re-election to the 4th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the August 24th primary or the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.^[3]

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Gaetz raised $16,255 in contributions. ^[4]

No contributions to his campaign were of $1,000 or more.

Recent news

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign site
• Florida House of Representatives - Rep. Matt Gaetz
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Matt Gaetz on Facebook
• Matt Gaetz on Twitter

References

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