- In recent years, Gaetz has cemented his national profile as a pro-Trump firebrand, bringing some of the biggest MAGA names with him on the campaign trail.
- The 2022 race was never considered competitive — First Congressional District voters haven’t elected a Democrat to Congress since at least 1995 — but it garnered a lot of attention due to the high profile of two of Florida’s most colorful political candidates.
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Gaetz, is the son of former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz.
