Senator
Don Gaetz

District 4
Republican

Committee Membership

• Policy and Steering Committee on Social Responsibility, Chair
• Health Regulation, Chair
• Policy and Steering Committee on Energy, Environment, and Land Use
• Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means
• Education Pre-K - 12
• Health and Human Services Appropriations
• Rules
• Select Committee on Florida's Economy, Chair

District Information

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Legislative Service

• Elected to the Senate in 2006

Other Public Service

• Okaloosa School Board, elected Superintendent, 2000-2006
• Okaloosa County School Board, Chairman, 1995-1996, Member, 1994-2000
• Seaside, Florida, Town Chairman, 1990-1991

Honors and Awards

• Duke University, Donald J. Gaetz Endowed Professorship in Medicine and Religion
• Florida Trend Magazine, Florida's Education Trendsetter
• Seaside, Robert and Daryl Davis Town Builder Award
• Leukemia Society of America, Person of the Year Award
• Workforce Florida, Champion of the Florida Workforce
• National Hospice Organization, Founders Award
• Concordia College, President's Award; Alumni Achievement Award; Soli Deo Gloria Award
• Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation, Don Gaetz Take Stock in Children Scholarships
• Bridgeway Center, Community Leadership Award
• Okaloosa-Walton Child Care Services, Service to Children and Youth Award
• Okaloosa County Bands, Leadership in Music Education
• International Television and Film Festival of New York, Gold Medal Award
• Silver Sands Republican Women, Brass Elephant Award
• James Madison Institute, Chairman's Award
• Association for Retarded Children, Citizen of the Year Award
• National Rifle Association, Rough Rider Award
• Bluewater Elementary School, Parent Leadership Award
• National Debate Coaches Association, Life Membership Award
• Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, George Washington Honor Medal
• Florida Special Olympics, Humanitarian of the Year Award
• Commodore of the City of Green Bay, Admiral Flatley Park, Environmental Award
• Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout Award

Affiliations

• Okaloosa County Republican Club
• United States Capitol Historical Society
• James Madison Institute, Board of Directors
• Bob Hope Village, Air Force Enlisted Widows Foundation, Board of Directors
• Niceville-Valparaiso Youth Baseball, Board of Directors
• Okaloosa County Economic Development Council, Executive Board
• Bluewater Elementary School Advisory Council, Chairman
• The Cushman School, Board of Trustees, Chairman
• National Hospice Organization, Washington, DC, President and Chairman of the Board
• Florida Governor's Commission on Long-term Health Care, Chairman
• Florida State Hospice Organization, Founding Chairman
• Salvation Army, Board of Directors
• Gulf Coast Council of Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors
• University of West Florida Presidential Selection Committee
• Niceville-Valparaiso-Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
• Okaloosa-Walton Workforce Development Board
• Capitol Hill Club, Washington DC
• National Press Club, Washington, DC
• Churchill Center Fellow, Washington, DC
• Air Force Association
• Theodore Roosevelt Association, Sagamore, NY

Biographical Information