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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 12th District

Gus M. Bilirakis

Republican 10th term Up 2026
98LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
8BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.42

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2007–now
19 years in CongressMore senior than 86% of the House
Breaks on
  • Agriculture and Food 13%
  • Economics and Public Finance 9%
Committees
  • Energy and Commerce
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Bills on
  • Health
  • Science, Technology, Communications
  • International Affairs
Age
63

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Bottom line

Chair of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade subcommittee (Energy and Commerce).

Where Bilirakis has influence

Roles

Bills on the move

Talks most about

  • Health 2 statementsHosted roundtable with FQHCs to discuss affordable health care access
  • Constituent Services 1 statementHosting 20th annual Veterans Resource Fair for benefits and services
  • Water Infrastructure 1 statementSecured water infrastructure and storm resiliency projects in WRDA passage
  • Emergency Management 1 statementPraised AM radio access for emergency information during hurricanes

Stories in Bilirakis’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Bilirakis breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Bilirakis voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Agriculture and Food 13% · 1 of 8 party 13%
  2. Economics and Public Finance 9% · 4 of 47 party 7%
  3. Armed Forces & National Security 8% · 3 of 38 party 3%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Bilirakis broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 16, 2026 H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".On Passage · This joint resolution revokes the partial authorization granted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to amend its Commercial Harbor… Yea Passed
214–208
Sep 16, 2026 H.R. 10326 PROOF ActOn Passage · Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act or the PROOF Act Yea Passed
217–207
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
212–216
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
265–161
May 15, 2026 H.R. 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party Yea Failed
80–333
Apr 30, 2026 H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that addressBroke w/ party Yea Passed
280–142
Jan 22, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
164–268
Jan 14, 2026 H.R. 7006 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to financial…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
127–291

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Bilirakis is saying

All 10 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Bilirakis voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.85· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 172 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Bilirakis’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 32
  2. Action in committee 8
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

32 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 31 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bilirakis’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Bilirakis.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 15 missed of 674

Voted on 659 of 674 roll calls; missed 15. Lower than 58% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 111 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 51% of House members.

45% 100%
13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 67% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.42

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 36 sponsored bills

Sponsored 36 (House median 25) · cosponsored 345 (median 289), 133 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Health, Science, Technology, Communications, International Affairs.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Congress158 89%
Economics and Public Finance66 59%
Armed Forces & National Security60 75%
Energy35 77%
Environmental Protection33 76%
Crime and Law Enforcement32 84%
Government Operations and Politics29 86%
Public Lands and Natural Resources28 86%
Commerce27 93%
Finance and Financial Sector25 80%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
International Affairs25 48%
Education16 63%
Immigration15 73%
Agriculture and Food14 79%
Science, Technology, Communications12 100%
Labor and Employment11 45%
Health8 63%
Taxation8 100%
Transportation and Public Works8 88%
Emergency Management7 100%
Law7 71%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80%
Native Americans5 80%
Animals4 75%
Families4 50%
Housing and Community Development4 100%
Procedural4 25%
Social Welfare3 100%
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50%
Water Resources Development2 50%
Foreign Trade and International Finance1 100%
Government operations & elections1 100%

How often Bilirakis voted with Republicans on each issue is part of Pro.

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMike JohnsonLA-4100%agreement
  2. RMike KellyPA-1698%agreement
  3. RDavid KustoffTN-898%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Bilirakis’s campaign raised $1.6M: $659K (41%) from individuals and $829K (52%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $554K.

Through Jul 29, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Bilirakis

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 281.

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Bilirakis’s own leadership PAC: Giving US Security Political Action Committee. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, FL-12Republican2013–present
  • U.S. House, FL-9Republican2007–2013

Seat

State
Florida
District
12
Current term
2025–2027
Age
63

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-5755
2306 Rayburn House Office Building
District offices
Inverness, Brooksville, New Port Richey
Facebook
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Instagram
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Elsewhere

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