The wife of former Rep. Matt Gaetz is seemingly fine with her husband’s attorney general withdrawal and recent decision not to rejoin Congress in January.
Ginger Luckey Gaetz shared an X post on Friday morning following her husband’s first interview since withdrawing his attorney general nomination, in which he told Charlie Kirk Friday that he did “not intend to join the 119th Congress.”
“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch,” the Florida Republican said during the interview on Thursday.
A day after Gaetz’s withdrawal, Ginger Gaetz commented on her husband’s move: “Unemployment has never looked so good.”
Withdrawal fallout: Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress next year
Gaetz’s withdrawal and decision not to return to Congress, which he was reelected to this year, comes as the House Ethics Committee − a bipartisan panel equally divided between Democrats and Republicans — deliberates on whether or not to release the details of an investigation into the 42-year-old.
Gaetz is alleged to have paid a 17-year-old girl for sex by funding her travel across state lines, participating in illicit drug use and accepting improper gifts. He has adamantly died all allegations brought against him.
Who is Ginger Luckey Gaetz?
On Nov. 13, people became curious about who Ginger Luckey Gaetz was when she posted about her husband’s nomination for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet: “Attorney General will look great on you my love.”
The Gaetzs’ romance traces back to 2020 when the two met at a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2020. The couple got engaged nine months later.
The Gaetzs got married in August 2021, eloping in a small ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California.
Ginger is the sister of Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, the USA TODAY Network previously reported. Palmer sold the business to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, with an additional $1 billion going toward retention bonuses and other incentives. He faced backlash after funding an internet trolling group that supported Trump and created anti-Hillary Clinton memes before later leaving Facebook, USA TODAY previously reported.
Former US representative Matt Gaetz and wife Ginger Luckey wave at a rally for President-elect Donald Trump at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023.
What does Ginger Luckey Gaetz do?
Raised in California, Ginger Luckey Gaetz studied accounting at UC Santa Barbara, according to her LinkedIn profile. While enrolled, she served as a skipper on the school’s varsity sailing team. After graduating in 2016, she went on to the University of California-Berkeley, to pursue business studies.
At the time of their engagement, Ginger worked as a financial analyst at Apeel, a company that produces coatings for produce to keep food fresh, according to her LinkedIn. She currently works as a manager of accounting firm KPMG’s Enterprise Innovation, Partnerships, and Commercialization department.
Contributing: Riley Beggin, Jessica Guynn, Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY
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