Sep 3, 2024 · Few members of Congress boast the ability to captivate media attention like U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. But Democrat Gay Valimont hopes voters in Florida’s Panhandle will grow tired of his...

Incumbent Matt Gaetz defeated Gay Valimont in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Mar 26, 2025 · Recapping the November election. In November 2024, Gatez carried the district with ease, with 66%, or 274,108 of the 415,088 votes cast. Valimont's goal was to break at least 40% of the vote ...

6 days ago · Patronis wins Florida special election to replace Gaetz, giving GOP key House vote The 52-year-old Republican defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in a special election held after Matt Gaetz resigned ...

Oct 31, 2024 · On the Republican side is seven-year U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who over the past year has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for sexual misconduct and drug use allegations and...

Nov 18, 2024 · Democrat Gay Valimont predicted before the election that if voters re-elected U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, he’d be gone within months. Turns out he left office even sooner, though for a potential ...

Nov 5, 2024 · Florida’s 1st Congressional District remains Florida’s most ruby red district, providing U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz a reliable voter base. But Democratic challenger Gay Valimont said voters of...

Nov 6, 2024 · NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — Incumbent Congressman Matt Gaetz has won the Florida Congressional District 1 seat over Democratic challenger Gay Valimont. Gaetz celebrated the victory Tuesday...

Mar 27, 2025 · Voters in Florida’s 1st Congressional District will head to the polls next week to elect a new representative following last year's resignation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz. The race, which has drawn national attention, pits Democrat Gay Valimont, a gun reform activist and veterans’ advocate, against Republican Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s ...

Gay Valimont is an American politician who ran as the Democratic candidate in the 2025 special election for Florida's 1st congressional district, ... On November 13, 2024, then president-elect Donald Trump nominated Matt Gaetz for attorney general, [7] causing him to resign, and triggering a special election. [8]