Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., succeeded Tuesday where no Republican has before: He nearly single handedly ousted a sitting House speaker.
To be sure, Gaetz had help, with a critical handful of Republicans joining him and all House Democrats opting to go along in toppling Kevin McCarthy as a GOP leader.
Rep. Matt Gaetz walks away from the Capitol after his motion to vacate the chair of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy succeeded by a vote of 216-210 in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023.MORE: McCarthy vote live updates: House speaker ousted for first time in US historyGaetz, an attorney, first ran for the Florida state House in 2010 after former GOP state Rep. Ray Sansom resigned over corruption charges, winning a crowded GOP primary by garnering vastly more resources than his opponents.
He again won the primary and has since handily held onto his ruby red House seat in the northwest part of the state, which borders Alabama. He's also proven a knack for the theatrical, including once wearing a gas mask on the House floor during the coronavirus pandemic. The Justice Department, following a yearslong sex-trafficking,that it would not bring charges against him.
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