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UPDATED Jan. 3, 2023, at 3:18 PM

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Matt GaetzR

Republican representative for Florida’s 1st district

Biden margin

Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s

Biden score

How often Gaetz votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Gaetz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores

Biden marginBiden scoreBiden plus-minus
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’sHow often Gaetz votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Gaetz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-33.5%
15.9%
+6.1+6.1
+6.1

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Florida’s 1st district

DateMeasureBiden positionGaetz voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
Dec. 23,
2022		Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
Dec. 15,
2022		Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 15,
2022		Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
Dec. 14,
2022		Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 13.9%-13.9
Dec. 14,
2022		Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 8,
2022		Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.3%-2.3
Dec. 6,
2022		Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 1,
2022		Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 44.6%-44.6
Dec. 1,
2022		Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 5.7%-5.7
Nov. 30,
2022		Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 30.9%-30.9
Nov. 16,
2022		Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 35.8%-35.8
Sept. 30,
2022		Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.8%-0.8
Sept. 29,
2022		Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 15.7%+84.3
Sept. 29,
2022		Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 73.2%-73.2
Sept. 21,
2022		Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
Sept. 21,
2022		Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 12,
2022		Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2022		Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 14.6%+85.4
July 29,
2022		Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2022		Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 28,
2022		Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.1%-2.1
July 27,
2022		Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 93.3%+6.7
July 27,
2022		Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.8%-0.8
July 27,
2022		Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 8.8%-8.8
July 21,
2022		Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 20,
2022		Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 19,
2022		Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.4%-3.4
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 14,
2022		Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 75.2%+24.8
July 13,
2022		Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 6.7%-6.7
June 24,
2022		Expanding firearm regulations (234-193)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
June 23,
2022		Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 22,
2022		Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 46.4%-46.4
June 22,
2022		Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 88.4%-88.4
June 16,
2022		Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
June 15,
2022		Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 14,
2022		Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
June 9,
2022		Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 8,
2022		Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 18,
2022		Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 17,
2022		Expanding employment and training programs (220-196)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 13,
2022		Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 5.9%-5.9
May 12,
2022		Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 11,
2022		Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 18.1%+81.9
March 31,
2022		Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18,
2022		Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
March 17,
2022		Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 0.0%+100.0
March 9,
2022		The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.1%-4.1
March 3,
2022		Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 4.8%+95.2
Feb. 9,
2022		Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 8,
2022		Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 45.6%-45.6
Feb. 7,
2022		Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 42.1%+57.9
Feb. 4,
2022		Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 13,
2022		Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 12,
2022		Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 22.3%+77.7
Dec. 15,
2021		Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 14,
2021		Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 9,
2021		Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 2,
2021		Extending government funding (221-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 19,
2021		Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 5,
2021		Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.5%-3.5
Nov. 4,
2021		Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 26,
2021		Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 22,
2021		Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 7.4%-7.4
Sept. 30,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.7%-4.7
Sept. 29,
2021		Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 24,
2021		Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2021		Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 99.0%+1.0
July 28,
2021		Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
July 22,
2021		Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 91.1%+8.9
July 21,
2021		Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 0.5%+99.5
July 20,
2021		Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 0.0%+100.0
July 1,
2021		Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 25,
2021		Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 0.0%+100.0
June 24,
2021		Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
June 24,
2021		Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24,
2021		Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 23,
2021		Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
June 17,
2021		Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 13.8%+86.2
May 20,
2021		Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.7%-0.7
May 19,
2021		Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.6%-2.6
May 18,
2021		Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 60.5%-60.5
May 14,
2021		Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 31.9%+68.1
May 13,
2021		Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 22,
2021		Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 16,
2021		Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.1%-4.1
April 15,
2021		Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18,
2021		Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 1.1%
March 18,
2021		Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 17,
2021		Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.2%-1.2
March 11,
2021		Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 11,
2021		Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 10,
2021		Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9,
2021		Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3,
2021		Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3,
2021		Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 26,
2021		Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 25,
2021		Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 21,
2021		Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Matt Gaetz's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 64.2%+35.8
Average15.9%9.9%+6.1

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