By Jasper Ward
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Consultant Matt Gaetz stated he’s “starting to think about running for governor” in 2026 in his house state of Florida.
“I’ve a compelling imaginative and prescient for the state,” Gaetz informed the Tampa Bay Occasions. “I understand how to fix the insurance problem, and it’s not to hand the keys to the state over to the insurance industry. If I run, I would be the most pro-consumer candidate on the Republican side.”
The three-term congressman, who represented Florida, resigned in November, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump selected him as the subsequent U.S. legal professional normal. He withdrew from consideration for that job amid a storm of controversy.
Gaetz was below investigation by the Home Ethics Committee over alleged illicit drug use and of getting intercourse with an underage 17-year-old woman. Whereas he has denied wrongdoing, the committee discovered final month that he had paid tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to ladies for medicine and intercourse.
Florida has a restrict of two consecutive four-year phrases for governor. In consequence, Florida should elect a brand new governor in 2026 as soon as incumbent Ron DeSantis, who’s already serving his second time period, leaves workplace.
