Matt Gaetz Finds Support in His Former District in Florida NYT | Top Stories Kalyn Wolfe, Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane 24 December 2024 at 07:44 Republicans in the Panhandle district he represented before stepping down last month said Mr. Gaetz had done good work in Congress and criticized the report as partisan. © Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesMatt Gaetz represented Florida’s First Congressional District.