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Gus Michael Bilirakis

U.S. House District 12

2026 Florida U.S. House District 12 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 15, 2026

Overview

Official Florida records identify Gus Michael Bilirakis as a qualified Republican filing for U.S. House District 12. Final ballot placement has not yet been established from a current official ballot artifact.

Current race
2026 Florida U.S. House District 12 — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
U.S. House District 12 · Republican · Incumbent
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2026 General Election

United States Representative

District 12

Gus Michael Bilirakis

Republican

Post Office Box 606

Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

Status: Qualified

Date Filed: 12/10/2024

Date Qualified: 06/08/2026

Method: Petition method

Official and campaign contacts

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Post Office Box 606 · Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

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Post Office Box 606

Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

Post Office Box 606

Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

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[email protected]

[email protected]

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FEC committee ID: C00408534

FEC committee name: BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS

Published email: [email protected]

Published website: https://www.bilirakisforcongress.com/

FEC committee ID: C00531517

FEC committee name: GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Published email: [email protected]

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Experience

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Gus Is For Our Freedom

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Standing with Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco's law-enforcement-first approach.

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Standing with Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco's law-enforcement-first approach.

Deep roots. Real Results. Proven Conservative.

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Gus Bilirakis is a husband, father, attorney, and son with deep roots to this community. He grew up in the Tampa Bay area, watched his father Mike serve this same community in Congress, and has served the people of this region by quietly building one of the most effective records in the U.S. House.

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Gus Bilirakis is a husband, father, attorney, and son with deep roots to this community. He grew up in the Tampa Bay area, watched his father Mike serve this same community in Congress, and has served the people of this region by quietly building one of the most effective records in the U.S. House.

Deep roots. Real Results. Proven Conservative.

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As a senior member of the Energy & Commerce Committee and a veteran legislator with deep relationships across the aisle, Gus has built a record measured by bills passed and dollars delivered, not cable-TV hits.

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As a senior member of the Energy & Commerce Committee and a veteran legislator with deep relationships across the aisle, Gus has built a record measured by bills passed and dollars delivered, not cable-TV hits.

A Florida son with a record of service.

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As a senior member of the Energy & Commerce Committee and a veteran legislator with deep relationships across the aisle, Gus has been repeatedly named one of Florida's Most Effective Lawmakers, a ranking earned by counting bills passed and dollars delivered, not cable-TV hits.

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As a senior member of the Energy & Commerce Committee and a veteran legislator with deep relationships across the aisle, Gus has been repeatedly named one of Florida's Most Effective Lawmakers, a ranking earned by counting bills passed and dollars delivered, not cable-TV hits.

Children's Health & Rare Disease

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Kids with rare diseases lose precious time when conditions go undiagnosed at birth, and pediatric cancer drug development still lags pediatric need.

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Kids with rare diseases lose precious time when conditions go undiagnosed at birth, and pediatric cancer drug development still lags pediatric need.

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Gus Is For Us.

Candidate position

Gus Bilirakis is delivering real results for Tampa Bay families: taking on skyrocketing property insurance, fighting for affordable housing, and working to lower the cost of living across Pasco and Hillsborough.

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Gus Bilirakis is delivering real results for Tampa Bay families: taking on skyrocketing property insurance, fighting for affordable housing, and working to lower the cost of living across Pasco and Hillsborough.

Families. Future. Freedom.

Candidate position

Three pillars. One promise. Gus shows up, gets results, and fights to lower the cost of living, because Gus Is For Us.

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Three pillars. One promise. Gus shows up, gets results, and fights to lower the cost of living, because Gus Is For Us.

Gus Is For Our Families

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$2M to expand mental-health services at Federally Qualified Health Centers.

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$2M to expand mental-health services at Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Gus Is For Our Future

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Lower costs, real tax relief, and a stronger recovery.

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Lower costs, real tax relief, and a stronger recovery.

Real Results Delivered for our Community.

Candidate position

When Tampa Bay families needed results, Gus delivered, from disaster recovery to lower costs. See how he is delivering for us all over Pasco and Hillsborough.

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When Tampa Bay families needed results, Gus delivered, from disaster recovery to lower costs. See how he is delivering for us all over Pasco and Hillsborough.

Put a Bilirakis sign in your yard!

Candidate position

Show your neighbors where you stand. Yard signs are free to constituents inside the new CD 12 footprint (Pasco & Hillsborough). The campaign will confirm availability and arrange pickup or drop-off.

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Show your neighbors where you stand. Yard signs are free to constituents inside the new CD 12 footprint (Pasco & Hillsborough). The campaign will confirm availability and arrange pickup or drop-off.

Named Florida's Most Effective Law Maker.

Candidate position

From there, Gus has championed seniors, kids, and rare-disease families: the longest-ever KidCare reauthorization, the EASE Act extending telehealth, Medicare reimbursement for marriage and family therapists treating seniors, the Pediatric Cancer Voucher reauthorization, and an expanded federal newborn-screening panel.

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From there, Gus has championed seniors, kids, and rare-disease families: the longest-ever KidCare reauthorization, the EASE Act extending telehealth, Medicare reimbursement for marriage and family therapists treating seniors, the Pediatric Cancer Voucher reauthorization, and an expanded federal newborn-screening panel.

Gus's Record Has No Parallel.

Candidate position

From hurricane recovery in Pasco to lower drug costs for seniors, safer schools, stronger borders, and tax relief that puts money back in workers' pockets, Gus's record delivering for us speaks for itself!

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From hurricane recovery in Pasco to lower drug costs for seniors, safer schools, stronger borders, and tax relief that puts money back in workers' pockets, Gus's record delivering for us speaks for itself!

Homeowners & Flood Insurance Affordability

Candidate position

Gus filed the Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, an above-the-line $10,000 tax deduction on homeowners insurance premiums for a primary residence, and is fighting for an Anclote River Basin study to attack the flooding driving repetitive-loss premiums in the first place.

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Gus filed the Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, an above-the-line $10,000 tax deduction on homeowners insurance premiums for a primary residence, and is fighting for an Anclote River Basin study to attack the flooding driving repetitive-loss premiums in the first place.

Mental Health & Addiction

Candidate position

Gus secured $2 million to expand mental-health services at FQHCs, brought federal funding to open Vincent House Pasco for those battling mental illness, secured funding for a one-stop behavioral-health hub in Pasco, extended telehealth for seniors through the EASE Act, and expanded the types of licensed therapists who can participate in Medicare.

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Gus secured $2 million to expand mental-health services at FQHCs, brought federal funding to open Vincent House Pasco for those battling mental illness, secured funding for a one-stop behavioral-health hub in Pasco, extended telehealth for seniors through the EASE Act, and expanded the types of licensed therapists who can participate in Medicare.

Children's Health & Rare Disease

Candidate position

Gus is leading the fight to expand the federal newborn-screening panel (two new conditions were added at HHS this year) and he secured the reauthorization of the Pediatric Cancer Voucher to fast-track new treatments for sick kids. He also delivered the longest reauthorization of KidCare in the program's history.

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Gus is leading the fight to expand the federal newborn-screening panel (two new conditions were added at HHS this year) and he secured the reauthorization of the Pediatric Cancer Voucher to fast-track new treatments for sick kids. He also delivered the longest reauthorization of KidCare in the program's history.

Supporting the Trump Agenda

Candidate position

Florida families want a Washington that secures the border, lowers costs, and puts America First. That takes a representative who will stand with President Trump and fight to get his agenda across the finish line.

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Florida families want a Washington that secures the border, lowers costs, and puts America First. That takes a representative who will stand with President Trump and fight to get his agenda across the finish line.

Gus Is For Our Future

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Fighting for affordable housing so families can afford to stay in the homes and neighborhoods they love.

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Fighting for affordable housing so families can afford to stay in the homes and neighborhoods they love.

Supporting the Trump Agenda

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Gus is a proven partner for the America First agenda, voting to secure the border, cut taxes for working families and seniors, and unleash American energy, the record that earned him President Trump's full support.

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Gus is a proven partner for the America First agenda, voting to secure the border, cut taxes for working families and seniors, and unleash American energy, the record that earned him President Trump's full support.

Hurricane Recovery in West Pasco

Candidate position

Gus secured $585 million in federal disaster-recovery funding for Pasco County, usable for direct hurricane relief and for the long-term infrastructure work needed to fortify the county against the next storm.

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Gus secured $585 million in federal disaster-recovery funding for Pasco County, usable for direct hurricane relief and for the long-term infrastructure work needed to fortify the county against the next storm.

Supporting the Trump Agenda

Candidate position

Florida families want a Washington that secures the border, lowers costs, and puts America First. That takes a representative who will stand with President Trump and fight to get his agenda across the finish line.

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Florida families want a Washington that secures the border, lowers costs, and puts America First. That takes a representative who will stand with President Trump and fight to get his agenda across the finish line.

Public record

Public voting record

12,714 captured official records

12,714 exact member-level positions are retained from the configured official U.S. House roll-call archive.

Coverage: January 4, 2007 through July 23, 2026
Vote events
12,714
Unique measures
5,800
Final passage
3,559
Yes / No
8,078 / 4,271

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Public recordVoted no

H CON RES 89

Passed

What this issue meant

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

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Issue: H CON RES 89

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Official description: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Status: Passed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Nay

July 23, 2026
Public recordVoted no

H RES 5

Passed

What this issue meant

Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress

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Issue: H RES 5

Vote question: On Ordering the Previous Question

Official description: Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress

Status: Passed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Nay

January 4, 2007
Public recordVoted yes

H R 8884

Passed

What this issue meant

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

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Issue: H R 8884

Vote question: On Passage

Official description: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Status: Passed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Yea

July 23, 2026
Public recordVoted yes

H RES 5

Failed

What this issue meant

Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress

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Issue: H RES 5

Vote question: On Motion to Commit with Instructions

Official description: Providing for the consideration of H. Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress

Status: Failed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Yea

January 4, 2007
Public recordVoted present

QUORUM

Passed

What this issue meant

Call of the House

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Issue: QUORUM

Vote question: Call of the House

Status: Passed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Present

January 6, 2026
Public recordVoted present

QUORUM

Passed

What this issue meant

Call by States

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Issue: QUORUM

Vote question: Call by States

Status: Passed

Bilirakis | R | FL | Present

January 4, 2007

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Campaign finance

Official filings may be amended after publication.

FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$1,489,322.71
Total disbursements
$1,023,880.09
Cash on hand
$586,859.66
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: H6FL09070

Name: BILIRAKIS, GUS M

Office: House

State: FL

District: FL12

Coverage start: 2025-01-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $1489322.71

Total disbursements: $1023880.09

Cash on hand: $586859.66

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

Candidate contributions: $0.00

Loans made by candidate: $0.00

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    Florida candidate detail — account 88868

    Florida Division of Elections

    Open Florida Division of Elections

    Link checked September 14, 2026.

  2. Campaign-finance record

    BILIRAKIS, GUS M — candidate overview

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission

    Link checked September 14, 2026.

  3. Official campaign contact filing

    BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS — current Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission

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  4. Official campaign contact filing

    GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — current Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission

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  5. Candidate-provided

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign source 1

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

    Open Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

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  6. Candidate-provided

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign source 2

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

    Open Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

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  7. Candidate-provided

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign source 3

    Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

    Open Gus Michael Bilirakis campaign

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  8. Government record

    Gus Michael Bilirakis — current U.S. House member record

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

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  9. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2026-282

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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  10. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2007-3

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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  11. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2026-283

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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  12. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2007-4

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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  13. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2026-1

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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  14. Government public record

    U.S. House roll call 2007-1

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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