Representative  Matt Gaetz

District 4
Republican

• View Original From the left are: Speaker-designate Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island; Rep Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach; Majority Leader Stephen L. "Steve" Precourt, R-Orlando; and Rep. Robert C. "Rob" Schenck, R-Spring Hill, as they conferred on the House floor March 12, 2013.
• View Original Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Ft. Walton Beach, debates an amendment to a bill relating to deceptive and unfair trade practices, CS/CS/HB55, March 12, 2013.
• View Original Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, offers debate during the Judiciary Committee meeting, February 5, 2013.
• View Original Chair Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, guides committee action during the Criminal Justice Subcommittee meeting, January 16, 2013.
• View Original Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, offers an update during a floor recess in the final hours of the 2011 Legislature.
• View Original From the left, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, congratulates Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, the sponsor of House version of CS for SJR 2 relating to Health Care Services on its passage on the House floor, May 4, 2011.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  Fort Walton Beach

Occupation:  Attorney

Education:  Florida State University, B.S., 2000-2003; College of William and Mary, J.D., 2004-2007

Born:  May 7, 1982, Hollywood, FL

History:  Don Gaetz, father, Florida Senate, 2006-present, Senate President, 2012-2014

Religious Affiliation:  Baptist

Recreational Interest:  fishing, golf, spending time with family

Committee Membership

Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining

Legislative Service

Elected to the Florida House of Representatives on April 13, 2010, reelected subsequently

Affiliations

AMIkids, Emerald Coast, board member

Destin Chamber of Commerce

Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce

Navarre Chamber of Commerce

Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce

Okaloosa Walton Bar Association