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Troy State University (MPA) Donald Jay Gaetz ( / ˈɡeɪts / GAYTS; born January 22, 1948) is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida State Senate from 2006 to 2016, representing parts of Northwest Florida. He was Senate president from 2012 to 2014.
The son of prominent Florida politician Don Gaetz and grandson of North Dakota politician Jerry Gaetz, Gaetz was raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. After graduating from the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative.
Apr 17, 2021 · The nickname underscored how much he lived in the shadow of his dad, former Florida state Sen. Don Gaetz, AKA “Papa Gaetz,” a powerful and hard-nosed negotiator who lorded over politics in...
Oct 2, 2023 · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Don Gaetz, a former Republican state Senate president and father of MAGA firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, is seeking a return to the Florida Legislature. Gaetz, 75, planned...
Oct 2, 2023 · 1:59. Nearly two decades after he stepped up for the first time to run for the Florida Senate, Don Gaetz, who served as that body's president from 2012-14, has announced his intention to seek...
Oct 3, 2023 · Tristan Wood | City & State Florida. Don Gaetz, a Niceville Republican who served in the Senate from 2006 to 2016, is seeking a return to the Legislature as his son, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, makes waves in Washington, D.C.
Oct 2, 2023 · Updated 10:44 AM PDT, October 2, 2023. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014.
Oct 2, 2023 · Published Oct. 2, 2023. PENSACOLA — Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from...
Oct 2, 2023 · The Associated Press. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as...
Oct 2, 2023 · Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014. Don Gaetz, 75, said he would seek the Florida Panhandle seat being vacated by state Sen. Doug Broxson, also a Republican.
