111324 (FOX News) Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Gaetz gave House GOP leaders his resignation notice the same day President-elect Trump tapped him to become an Attorney General.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,confirmed "Gaetz issued his resignation letter effective immediately. That caught us by surprise. We asked him the reasoning, and he said, well, you can't have too many absences."
The speaker pointed out that Florida state law gave the governor "about an eight-week period" to fill a House vacancy and that by doing so, "we may be able to fill that seat as early as January 3, 2025."
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