That makes him wealthy enough, but his parents, Don and Victoria Gaetz, are among the nation’s top 1% of ultra-high net worth individuals. By then, Don Gaetz was also serving as the superintendent of Florida’s Okaloosa county school district. Two years later, he won election to the Florida state legislature and became the state senate president in 2012, a position he held until 2014. Gaetz was an established name in panhandle politics when his son Matt began his ascent in a 2010 special election for a seat in the state house. He also has $6.8 million in various cash accounts, and owns stakes in three privately-held companies worth $4.6 million in total.

Source: Forbes April 03, 2021 13:18 UTC