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.

Gaetz can’t return to Congress this year

When he…