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Gus M. Bilirakis

Gus M. Bilirakis

RRepublicanFL-12 · Representative
60
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone2
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Gus M. Bilirakis

Gus M. Bilirakis

RepublicanFL-12 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.423)
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Gus M. Bilirakis is a Republican Representative from FL, District 12. He has served 19 years in Congress across 10 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 98.5% of the time.

19
Years in Office
10
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
8 votes against party
2.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
20
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Gus Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.6% vs avg
98.5%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.7% vs avg
2.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+7.0 vs avg
20
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Energy and CommerceHouse Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$435,314
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,020,938
Total Receiptsⓘ
$707,041
Disbursementsⓘ
$380,061
Individual Donors
$579,750
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2007–2013House · FL-9 · Republican
2013–2027House · FL-12 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

FL-12 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

793,533
Population
$62,437
Median Income
47.0
Median Age
23.5%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 80.2%Black 4.6%Hispanic 14.6%Asian 1.9%