{"id":317839,"date":"2026-06-24T07:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317839\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:39:25","slug":"matt-gaetz-returns-to-public-service-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/317839\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz returns to public service in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

NICEVILLE, Fla. (WMBB<\/a>) \u2013 Former United States Congressman Matt Gaetz is stepping back into public service.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Florida Speaker of the House Daniel Perez appointed Gaetz as a member of the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors. Triumph Gulf Coast was created in the aftermath of BP and Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon Oil spill<\/a>, which killed eleven workers and leaked millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n

Gaetz’s father, Florida District 1 Senator Don Gaetz, previously served as Chair of Triumph Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Triumph Gulf Coast has awarded millions in grants to affected counties in Florida. Bay County was recently awarded a 12M grant for “Project Kilowatt”.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gaetz resigned from US Congress when he was nominated for Attorney General by President Donald Trump.<\/a> Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration after it became apparent that there were not enough votes for confirmation.<\/p>\n

At the time of his resignation, Gaetz was under congressional investigation for allegedly transporting a minor over state lines to have sex with her.<\/a><\/p>\n

That investigation ended when Gaetz resigned from Congress. He was never criminally charged.<\/p>\n

Since leaving Congress, Gaetz has worked as a talk show host for the conservative One America News network.<\/p>\n

His term on the Triumph Gulf Coast board will run from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030.<\/p>\n

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