Matt Gaetz in a heavily Republican district. In a longshot bid, Democrat Gay Valimont is seeking to hinge the race on the Department of Government Efficiency Service's push to fire federal workers ...

The 52-year-old Republican defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in a special election held after Matt Gaetz resigned late last year.

Matt Gaetz, buoyed by sentiment about federal spending ... the cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency Service (DOGE), the advisory body led by billionaire Elon Musk.

As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida congressional district that’s home to thousands of veterans will be ...