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
2016 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House FL-12 · 2026 General Election
- $1,414,046 raised
- $1,751,756 spent
- $91,396 cash on hand
| $1.41M | |
| $1.40M | |
| $620.18K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $553.23K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $66.95K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $783.17K |
| Transfers from other committees | $5.12K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $5.52K |
| Other receipts | $46.80 |
| $1.75M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.54M |
| Contribution refunds | $2.20K |
| Other disbursements | $208.80K |
| Cash on hand | $91.40K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through December 31, 2016 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash 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
- 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.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 333 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chair · oversees Technology, Telecom
- Energy and Commerce Committee · oversees Energy, Health, Technology, Telecom
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- Communications and Technology Subcommittee · oversees Technology
- Health Subcommittee · oversees Health
Top contributors (FEC)
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? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
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
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- 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
- Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation
- State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
- Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
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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