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Gus M. Bilirakis

Gus M. Bilirakis

Republican · FL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

20 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2007

  • Representative FL-9 2007–present

Background

  • background Born February 8, 1963; a lawyer before entering politics
  • role Member of the Republican Party
  • role Served as Florida state representative for the 48th district from 1998 to 2006
  • background First entered Congress in 2007, succeeding his father Michael Bilirakis
  • role U.S. Representative for Florida's 12th congressional district since 2013 (previously the 9th before redistricting), covering much of the northern Tampa Bay area

Campaign finance

2006 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House FL-12 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,656,752 raised
  • $2,574,361 spent
  • $82,391 cash on hand
$2.66M
$2.60M
$1.97M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.83M
Unitemized (< $200)$148.33K
Party committees$10.00K
Other committees (PACs)$609.78K
Candidate self-funding$7.50K
Transfers from other committees$15.83K
Offsets to expenditures$6.85K
Other receipts$31.84K
$2.57M
Operating expenditures$2.56M
Contribution refunds$13.50K
Other disbursements$4.25K
Cash on hand$82.39K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2006 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2006)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Gus M. Bilirakis campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2006$2,656,752$2,574,361$82,391
2008$1,494,539$1,542,347$34,583
2010$1,088,911$915,411$208,030
2012$758,988$919,050$47,968
2014$1,081,572$700,434$429,106
2016$1,414,046$1,751,756$91,396
2018$2,026,203$2,097,992$19,607
2020$1,609,446$1,553,942$75,110
2022$1,985,595$1,917,608$143,097
2024$1,804,426$1,826,105$121,417
2026$1,489,323$1,023,880$586,860

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 33
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 333 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 33 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 1
    Disclosed stock trades →

    1 tickers

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Gus M. Bilirakis. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (5)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $24,400
  • LINCARE $11,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT $7,600
  • MCI $6,600
  • S&S $6,600
  • TERREG MANAGEMENT $6,600
  • KEARNEY DEVELOPMENT CO. $6,600
  • BAILEY AND LUMB $6,600
  • IGAS $6,600
  • SAWYER PRODUCTS $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $286,115 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Bilirakis, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Bilirakis most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Bilirakis connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1475Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve.cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9978Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026sponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HRES 1460Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9915Stealth Bot Prohibition ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9892To require the United States Trade Representative to initiate an investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the European Union, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9858STRATA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HR 9541FIREWALL ActsponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HRES 1402Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9514Homeownership Eligibility Reform ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9422Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026sponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9202Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9147Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9156Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9129GUARD Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9089Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2026sponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9097American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9017Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 9000SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
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Committee activity

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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