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Matthew L. II Gaetz

Representative from Florida
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2017–2025ID G000578
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 2,705 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 2,705 · both combined
Steepest move
−5 pts
2021 → 2023
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20172023
2023–24118th Congress
Sat as a Republican
5.1%with Democrats
of 778 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2021 → 2023, −5 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 25, 2024H.Res. 1469Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 8205Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 8205Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textKeeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 3334STOP CCP ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 3334No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 9747Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 25, 2024H.R. 6513COCOA ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 24, 2024H.R. 8790Fix Our Forests ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 24, 2024H.R. 7073Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 778 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress2.8% · 727 votes
Economics and Public Finance8.4% · 441 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 243 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 165 votes
Finance and Financial Sector5.5% · 127 votes
Energy8.5% · 106 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12.1% · 91 votes
International Affairs10.3% · 78 votes
Health4% · 75 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.2% · 69 votes
Labor and Employment13.4% · 67 votes
Environmental Protection14% · 57 votes
Immigration1.8% · 57 votes
Transportation and Public Works4.3% · 46 votes
Taxation2.6% · 38 votes
Law9.1% · 33 votes
Education6.7% · 30 votes
Emergency Management3.3% · 30 votes
Science, Technology, Communications8.3% · 24 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 19 votes
Commerce21.4% · 14 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.1% · 14 votes
Agriculture and Food30.8% · 13 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Animals— · 8 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 7 votes
Families— · 6 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

4 Congresses
115th · 2017118th · 2023
Republican · House · FL115th–118th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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Matthew L. II Gaetz

Representative from Florida
HOUSER2017–20254 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7.7%with Democrats
of 2,705 votes · 92.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 2,705 · combined
Steepest move−5 pts2021→23, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020172023
2023–24 · 118th · Republican · of 778 votes5.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 778 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career
Congress2.8% · 727
Economics and Public Finance8.4% · 441
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 243
Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 165
Finance and Financial Sector5.5% · 127
Energy8.5% · 106
Crime and Law Enforcement12.1% · 91
International Affairs10.3% · 78
Health4% · 75
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.2% · 69
Labor and Employment13.4% · 67
Environmental Protection14% · 57
Immigration1.8% · 57
Transportation and Public Works4.3% · 46
Taxation2.6% · 38
Law9.1% · 33
Education6.7% · 30
Emergency Management3.3% · 30
Science, Technology, Communications8.3% · 24
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 19
Commerce21.4% · 14
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.1% · 14
Agriculture and Food30.8% · 13
Water Resources Development0% · 10
Native Americans— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Animals— · 8
Housing and Community Development— · 7
Families— · 6

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

115th · 2017118th · 2023
Republican115th–118th

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