Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz will be challenged by a former U.S. Navy pilot in the upcoming Republican primary
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who angered many of his Republican House colleagues with his challenges that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster, has drawn a former U.S. Navy pilot as an opponent in August's GOP primary. Former Capt. Aaron Dimmock, who now is a business consultant, filed paperwork last week to challenge Gaetz in the heavily Republican district that encompasses the western Florida Panhandle.
McCarthy resigned from Congress on Dec. 31. Gaetz, 41, is the subject of an ongoing House ethics investigation into whether he had sex with an underage girl, something he has denied. The Justice Department did not bring charges following an investigation into his conduct. Gaetz said he challenged McCarthy because he was too accommodating to Democrats and didn't cut spending, but his Republican critics say he is a chaos agent who was angered by the ethics probe.
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