Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says he may launch a gubernatorial bid.
“I am starting to think about running for governor,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times in an interview published on Jan. 7.
Gaetz, 42, stepped down from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 after President-elect Donald Trump selected him to be U.S. attorney general. With key senators opposing Gaetz’s nomination, the former congressman decided to withdraw from consideration before Trump was inaugurated.
Trump has since picked Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, to head the U.S. Department of Justice.
Gaetz opted against trying to re-enter Congress, at least for now, and accepted a job as a host for the cable network One America News….