Matt Gaetz teases return to ‘public service’ with appointment to Florida nonprofit board

Former Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Tuesday that he has been appointed to a four-year term on the board of a Florida nonprofit, which he said marks his return to “public service.” The Floridian left Congress in 2024 to become President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general before he withdrew from consideration. He has been hosting his own political show on One America News Network since leaving public office.
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez notified Gaetz in a letter that he has been appointed to the Triumph Gulf Coast Inc.’s Board of Directors, where he will serve from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030. 
“I am returning to public service!” Gaetz posted to X along with a copy of the letter. “Thank you, Speaker Perez, for this appointment. I look forward to the work ahead as we continue improving the lives of Northwest Floridians.”
The nonprofit’s purpose is to oversee the expenditure of 75% of all funds recovered by the Florida attorney general for economic damages to the state that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, the corporation said.
Gaetz served in the House of Representatives for eight years before he left to support the Trump administration. However, he withdrew his nomination over concerns that it would distract from the administration’s agenda.
He also faced a House Ethics Committee probe, which alleged that Gaetz paid multiple women for sex, used illegal drugs like cocaine and ecstasy and obstructed efforts by Congress to investigate his conduct.
He has not been formally charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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