Jacob Ogles
Aaron Dimmock, a Republican Primary challenger to Matt Gaetz, has now formally announced his candidacy and launched a campaign website.
An official site can now be seen at AaronDimmock.org. The site AaronDimmock.com was taken — by Gaetz’s team.
On Dimmock’s site, the retired Naval Officer presents his professional and personal biography, along with a picture of himself with wife Kim and their four children.
“I am incredibly excited about our journey ahead! Please feel free to share as you deem appropriate and thank you tremendously for your support as Kim, our family, and I move through this campaign to help our citizens of Florida’s U.S. House 1st District!” Dimmock posted on a new campaign LinkedIn page.
“Following his career in the Navy, Aaron took his skills to a new career as a leadership and character development facilitator and consultant,” the website reads. “In this role, Aaron has helped develop leaders everywhere, including universities in Florida, Ford Motor Company, NFL and NBA teams, The Pat Tillman Foundation and many others.”
Dimmock on May 13 set up a Facebook page for his campaign, which so far only includes a photo of him in a Naval uniform.
He also launched an official political X account at @DimmockForFL. The first message from his campaign social media was posted the next day: a statement endorsing former President Donald Trump.
“Today I am proud that one of my first official acts as a congressional candidate is to endorse Donald J. Trump for President,” he posted.
“With President Trump back in the White House and an effective and conservative Congress, we will begin to reverse the damage and disgraces of the (Joe) Biden Administration and once again put the American people first. I’ll work with President Trump to protect life, defend the 2nd amendment and build the wall.”
Of course, the real competition for Dimmock isn’t in the November General Election where the presidency will be decided. He will face Gaetz, a four-term incumbent, in an Aug. 20 Republican Primary.
A relatively unknown candidate taking on an entrenched incumbent has drawn far more attention this year thanks to Gaetz’s national notoriety. In addition to Gaetz serving as one of Trump’s most vocal cheerleaders in Congress, he last year orchestrated the first-ever ouster of a sitting House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy.
While McCarthy has since resigned from Congress, the feud between the prominent politicians has only continued. McCarthy recently asserted on Fox News that Gaetz “wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old,” a reference to a past federal investigation where prosecutors ultimately decided not to pursue charges.
Dimmock’s campaign has been tied to McCarthy financially. The Pensacola Republican shares a Campaign Manager with the American Patriots PAC, a super PAC controlled by McCarthy. McCarthy also recently endorsed Dimmock in an interview with POLITICO.
“Gaetz is the Hunter Biden of the Republican Party,” McCarthy told the publication. “He’s got an opponent who is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, trained at Pensacola, went to the Naval Academy and flew jets to defend us while Gaetz was getting kicked out of high school, buying coke and paying minors for sex.”
But since Dimmock’s name surfaced on the last day of qualifying week on April 26, he has kept a low profile. Gaetz’s campaign snapped up several web domains associated with Dimmock’s name immediately and has used them to paint Dimmock as a supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion measures.
Dimmock’s personal LinkedIn at the time he filed listed Dimmock as director of executive development for the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis and Overholtz Center for Leadership at the University of West Florida, but the Panhandle school and Dimmock have since parted ways.
17 comments
rick whitaker
May 14, 2024 at 12:35 pm
sounds like another grifter out to feather his own nest. gaetz, dimmock, what a waste of flesh.
W. Van Wagner
May 14, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Great!!!!! Now I can contribute to Dimmock’s campaign. Get some signs up too!!!! Anything I can do to rid the Emerald Coast of that embarrassment Gaetz. I want to be proud to be Republican I can’t — with Gaetz ruining the Republican agenda in the House with his antics — all because McCarthy would stop the ethics investigation into Gaetz sleeping with underage girls.
Dont Say FLA
May 14, 2024 at 1:28 pm
I am confused by this G0P candidate’s website.
It has a place to list all his convictions, but it doesn’t list any convictions. It says some crap about the Navy.
Whuuuuut?
Unless the man can disclose some convictions, he isn’t fit for today’s Republican party.
rick whitaker
May 14, 2024 at 1:40 pm
DSF, i submit that because he is a republican, he can’t expose his true motives or convictions.
wvanwagner
May 14, 2024 at 2:06 pm
No convictions that I know of — but if you want to compare indictments? Democrats have plenty too. Democrats have NO moral high ground.
Dont Say FLA
May 14, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Generally I would agree with that about Democrats being no better than Republicans but currently there’s this one G0P guy, just ONE guy, that alone has more indictments than every Democrat this century combined,. And he is the Republican party’s choice for President. Sad!
rick whitaker
May 14, 2024 at 7:39 pm
WVANWAGNER, one party serves the love of money and power, the other party serves all people equally, not just those with excessive wealth. THAT, is where the moral high ground is calculated. i’m a dem, so i believe in dei, wokeness, democracy, all that people service stuff. do you serve money?
wvanwagner
May 17, 2024 at 11:09 am
I have no idea what “serving money even means. Did I work hard all my life to get where I am today? You betcha!!! I have zero respect for those that sit around waiting for Democrats to give them handouts for their votes. Biden is an absolute disaster as President but the tribal Dems will still vote for him -which is the same as voting against the best hopes for our country.
W. White VNationalist
May 14, 2024 at 1:33 pm
This guy’s wife and four kids are all white. FOUR. Every single one of them.
And he put a picture of that on his own campaign website!
His whole family got blond hair and blue eyes so I must surmise he just another GOP wants USA to white nationaliiiize
Rhonda Y Elon Duh
May 14, 2024 at 1:37 pm
We missed it. Was Dimmock’s online go-live audio only, in keeping with Florida GOP’s conservative values and well established tradition?
Dennis Carson
May 15, 2024 at 12:52 am
Dimmock can’t run as Gaetz Lite. He has to make it personal and pound Gaetz on the past and pending charges against Gaetz. Dimmock must proudly point out his military service and Gaetz lack of any. He must celebrate his children and not prey on other’s children as Gaetz has. He must pledge to work for the people of FL-1 instead of working for Trump. Florida Conservatives understand what a true Patriot is and what a true Republican is. Gaetz can be beat.
Dont Say FLA
May 15, 2024 at 7:41 am
Unfortunately Dimmock declared himslef to be pro-Trump on his very own campaign website, so what’s the point in replacing powerful Gaetz with unknown Dimmock when they both declare fealty to the felon?
wvanwagner
May 17, 2024 at 11:15 am
A felon? First and foremost that is a lie. Trump has never been convicted of a felon. Democrats have used their minions in the “legal” system to accuse him of crimes which is falling apart as we post. Democrat subverting the rule of law is a desperate attempt to win an election only shows their contempt for the Constitution. Democrats are currently the biggest threat to the democracy with their political attacks using the legal system.
rick whitaker
May 17, 2024 at 12:49 pm
WVANWAGNER, us people that aren’t in the maga cult see things quite differently than you. you saying trump didn’t commit a felony is a tip off. keep your eyes and ears closed if you want. that last step is a doozy. you are a joke dude.
wvanwagner
May 18, 2024 at 7:00 am
It seems that reading comprehension is another of your failings. He has never been “convicted” –so he isn’t a felon as you falsely claim. If we were to use your standard then Biden would be a “felon” also given all the indications of his money laundering operation with his family. Biden hasn’t been convicted so he isn’t a felon — see how it works? The only joke here is that Trump derangement syndrome you seem to be afflicted with. I’m not a fan of Trump — don’t like the guy — but at least he is competent which is more than anyone can say about that demented idiot in the White House today.
rick whitaker
May 20, 2024 at 5:50 pm
WVANWAGNER your logic says OJ SIMPSON is innocent. so you believe he didn’t commit two murders. dude, you maga cultist just don’t think like us regular people, you do know that don’t you? no one could be that stupid, so i know you’re screwing with me. of course trump is a felon.
wvanwagner
May 22, 2024 at 10:48 am
What felony did he commit according to your little fantasy? I would bet you can’t come up with a legit one. But let’s use your “standards” — you’re supporting a felon then. Joe Biden has been selling his political access and laundering the money thru his family — which actually is a felony. I’m not the “stupid one” here — it is the people willing to vote for the downfall of the USA — which is the road Biden has taken for over 2 years. No one can be truthful and say that the USA is a better place under Biden.
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