14 Facts About Matt Deitsch

Matthew Bryan Deitsch was born on October 4,1997 and is an American writer, gun violence prevention advocate and political advisor.

Matt Deitsch is the older brother of activist Ryan Deitsch.

Matthew Bryan Deitsch was born on October 4,1997, and grew up in Parkland, Florida.

Matt Deitsch is the older brother of activists Sam and Ryan Deitsch and is a practicing Jew.

Matt Deitsch attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School from 2012 until he graduated in 2016.

Matt Deitsch dropped out of Cal State Northridge after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Matt Deitsch graduated from The New School in 2020 with a bachelor's degree.

Matt Deitsch co-created promotional videos for the city government of Parkland, Florida, throughout high school and was an intern for television channel HBO in New York City after graduating.

Matt Deitsch's siblings were at the school during the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 while his brother filmed from inside the school.

Matt Deitsch was buying cake for his sister because it was her birthday that day when he received a call from his mother saying there was an incident at the school.

Since then, Matt Deitsch has dedicated his time to work on gun control advocacy in his own right and on behalf of Never Again MSD.

Matt Deitsch appeared on Good Morning America and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to talk about gun violence and co-authored a book with March For Our Lives titled Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement in October 2018.

Matt Deitsch appeared in the 2020 documentary film Parkland Rising about the shooting and subsequent student activism.

In 2020, Matt Deitsch joined Bernie Sanders's campaign for president of the United States as a gun violence prevention advisor and helped develop a gun violence prevention platform for the campaign.