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Gus M Bilirakis

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Gus M Bilirakis is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in FL-12 in the 2026 election and the incumbent.

American politician & lawyer (born 1963)

IncumbentU.S. House — FL-12RepublicanRunning nowVugol ID VM-HV6-MW58 FEC H6FL09070

Running for U.S. House, FL-12, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/gus-m-bilirakis

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

Gus M Bilirakis — Headshot
Headshot · bilirakis.house.gov
Gus M Bilirakis — Portrait
Portrait · bilirakis.house.gov
Gus M Bilirakis — On the trail
On the trail · github.com
Gus M Bilirakis — Illustration · Vugol.me
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  • 2026 · U.S. House, FL-12 · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent
  • 2024 · U.S. House, FL-12 · General · Republican · result not on file · incumbent · source
  • 2022 · U.S. House, FL-12 · General · Republican · won · 226,601 votes (70.4%) · incumbent · source
  • 2020 · U.S. House, FL-12 · General · Republican · won · 284,941 votes (62.9%) · incumbent · source
  • 2018 · U.S. House, FL-12 · General · Republican · won · 194,564 votes (58.1%) · source

Background

Gus Michael Bilirakis is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 12th congressional district since 2013.

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A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, where he succeeded his father Michael Bilirakis, representing Florida's 9th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes much of the northern portion of the Tampa Bay area. Bilirakis previously served as the Florida state representative for the 48th district from 1998 to 2006.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-19 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Bilirakis

Campaign finance

$2,167,986total raised (2026 cycle)
$1,792,805total spent (2026 cycle)
$496,599cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Campaign site

Campaign contact: info@bilirakisforcongress.com · source

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  • Official portrait — public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
  • Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-19 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Bilirakis
  • Official social accounts — congress-legislators dataset (unitedstates project)
  • Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL09070/
  • photo_full_body — https://bilirakis.house.gov
  • photo_headshot — https://bilirakis.house.gov/about
  • photo_action — https://github.com/unitedstates/images

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