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GOP Rep Matt Gaetz led the charge to have Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker.
McCarthy then spent $3 million on Aaron Dimmock’s campaign, who is running against Matt Gaetz.
Matt Gaetz has survived the challenge and won.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz survived a primary challenge Tuesday backed by his nemesis, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
McCarthy spent $3 million on Aaron Dimmock’s campaign against Gaetz. Dimmock is a former Navy aviator and director of the Missouri Leadership Academy.
Last year, Gaetz led a group of eight Republicans to oust McCarthy from the speakership with the help of Democratic members, spawning a feud between the two.
This is another loss for McCarthy’s revenge tour.
McCarthy’s revenge tour dealt another blow
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) fended off a primary challenger in the latest race to put a spotlight on tensions within the House GOP after McCarthy’s ouster last year.
Gaetz beat Aaron Dimmock, a retired Naval officer and political newcomer supported by McCarthy and his allies, in the GOP race for his seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Dimmock told The Hill ahead of the primary that he’s never spoken to the ex-Speaker, but he ran on Tuesday with McCarthy’s backing and more than $3 million in support from a super PAC with ties to some in McCarthy’s orbit.
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The Florida primary results mark another loss for McCarthy’s efforts to get back at his GOP opponents after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who also voted for the ouster, comfortably won her primary in South Carolina earlier this year.