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

Gus M. Bilirakis

Republican 10th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.3M raised · top PACs: National Association of Broadcasters, American Clinical Laboratory Associaton, American College of Radiation Oncology Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 4 of 47 party-line votes (9%; most Republicans: 7%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
8BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2007–now
19 years in CongressMore senior than 86% of the House
Committees
  • Energy and Commerce 4th majority
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party 10th majority
Age
63

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1383713566748
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3354221,23524

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 26% 14%
International Affairs 6% 11%
Health 21% 35%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Health and Commerce; bills go to Health and Armed Forces and National Security.

  • He talks most about: Health Care Coverage (Health), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security), Consumer Product Safety (Commerce), Cost of Living (Taxation).
  • 37 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairCommerce, Manufacturing, and Trade SubcommitteeEnergy and Commerce
MemberEnergy and Commerce Committee4th majority
MemberSelect Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party10th majority

Chair of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, more senior than 86% of the House, in the majority.

  • 19 years in Congress: more senior than 86% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

23% · peer median 13%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Bilirakis.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

23% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 13%); closest in his party: Johnson and Kelly.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 33 · expected 17.5
Action in committee 8 · expected 6
Beyond committee 3 · expected 4.5
Passed House 1 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 175 of 433 in the House

0.85expected 1.16 · average member 1.00

1 of 33 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.85 against a peer median of 1.16.

  • On the move: H.R. 979 (passed a chamber), H.R. 4312 (out of committee), H.R. 1402 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.42

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 8 times (peer median 11).

  • Position: +0.42, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 4 of 47, Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Bilirakis$2.3M raised39%53%8%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

39% of what he raised came from individuals; 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.3M raised, 53% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 42.1 points.

158 PACs of the 230 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Health and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. National Association of Broadcasters45% D
  2. American Clinical Laboratory Associaton39% D
  3. American College of Radiation Oncology6% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

223 bills

Bilirakis voted Yea on 78, Nay on 5, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 139 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.