Could Matt Gaetz decide to keep his House seat? Why it's complicated.

Gaetz resigned from the current Congress, but he was re-elected in November to represent his Florida district. That raises the question: Could he return in January?

Ever since Matt Gaetz resigned from the House — and subsequently withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general — questions have swirled about his political fate.

While Gaetz resigned last week from the current Congress, he was re-elected this month to represent his Florida district when the next session begins in January. That raises the question: Could he return?

Here's what to know.

When he submitted his resignation, Gaetz ended his official role in the current 118th Congress. He cannot reclaim his seat in the remaining weeks of this Congress.

According to what are known as the Deschler-Brown Precedents of the House, a resignation “becomes effective on its stated terms and ordinarily may not be withdrawn.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gaetz-decide-keep-house-seat-complicated-rcna181292

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