Exclusive: Matt Gaetz, Don Gaetz aren't endorsing in CD 1 GOP Primary

Exclusive: Matt Gaetz, Don Gaetz aren't endorsing in CD 1 GOP Primary

If a candidate is going to win the open seat in heavily Republican Congressional District 1, they will do it without the help of the exiting incumbent or his father, an incoming member of the State Senate.

That’s the unambiguous message from former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Don Gaetz as the field begins to build.

“Neither Matt nor I are endorsing any candidate,” the Senator told Peter Schorsch on Saturday.

Former state Rep. Frank White and current state Reps. Joel Rudman and Michelle Salzman are not ruling out runs for the open seat, with Salzman being especially vocal in stating her intentions to run.

“Over a quarter of a million dollars in pledges in two days, and I haven’t even starte...

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