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Section sizes

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Section size for Matt Gaetz (49 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	5,109	5,109	360	360
Early life and career	9,161	9,161	240	240
Florida House of Representatives	12,292	12,292	449	449
U.S. House of Representatives	34	46,117	0	1,606
Elections	3,428	3,428	232	232
Tenure	13,247	38,163	417	1,370
2023 speakership election	2,936	2,936	183	183
Removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, ethics committee investigation	4,224	4,224	104	104
Ethics controversies	17,756	17,756	666	666
Committee assignments	1,324	1,324	4	4
Caucus memberships	3,168	3,168	0	0
Nomination for attorney general	6,287	6,287	151	151
One America News Network	502	502	24	24
Political positions	9,245	115,248	212	3,923
Cannabis	10,604	10,604	225	225
Donald Trump	12,820	29,372	458	1,120
Mueller investigation	7,902	7,902	295	295
First impeachment of Donald Trump	6,345	6,345	292	292
Second impeachment of Donald Trump	2,305	2,305	75	75
Support for impeaching President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas	5,254	5,254	158	158
Economy	1,898	1,898	58	58
Environment	5,565	5,565	162	162
Foreign policy	146	10,194	11	369
Myanmar	713	713	28	28
Middle East	7,704	7,704	228	228
Niger	1,104	1,104	78	78
Ukraine	527	527	24	24
George Floyd protests	3,824	3,824	135	135
Gun policy	5,925	5,925	214	214
Health care	2,682	14,860	144	707
COVID-19	9,803	9,803	462	462
Abortion	2,375	2,375	101	101
Human trafficking	4,233	4,233	123	123
Immigration	5,307	5,307	149	149
Law enforcement	2,810	2,810	78	78
LGBTQ rights	5,102	5,102	184	184
Big tech	1,055	1,055	29	29
Legal issues and controversies	1,323	69,947	89	2,895
Federal investigations into child sex trafficking and statutory rape	16,805	66,566	681	2,605
Defense and counter-claim of extortion	12,484	12,484	446	446
Response and other developments	21,948	21,948	843	843
Conclusion of DOJ investigation	1,290	1,290	74	74
Re-opening of investigation by House Ethics Committee	14,039	14,039	561	561
Driving offenses	2,058	2,058	201	201
Firebrand book and podcast	1,234	1,234	88	88
Personal life	4,081	4,081	72	72
Footnotes	30	30	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
External links	2,462	2,462	0	0
Total	272,498	272,498	9,808	9,808

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