Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

Biography

District: 12th District
Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1998-2006; U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-present
Born: Feb. 8, 1963; Gainesville, Fla.
Residence: Palm Harbor
Religion: Greek Orthodox
Family: Wife, Eva Bilirakis; four children
Education: St. Petersburg Junior College, attended 1981-83; U. of Florida, B.A. 1986; Stetson U., J.D. 1989
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 2006 (5th term)
Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade; Communications & Technology; Health); Veterans' Affairs (Health)

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Gus Bilirakis (R)	0	0.0

2012	general	Gus Bilirakis (R)	209,604	63.5
		Jonathan Snow (D)	108,770	32.9
		John Russell (NPA)	6,878	2.1
		Paul Elliott (NPA)	4,915	1.5

2010	general	Gus Bilirakis (R)	165,433	71.4
		Anita de Palma (D)	66,158	28.6

2008	general	Gus Bilirakis (R)	216,591	62.2
		Bill Mitchell (D)	126,346	36.3
		John Kalimnios (X)	3,394	1.0
		Richard Emmons (PTY)	2,042	0.6

2006	general	Gus Bilirakis (R)	123,016	55.9
		Phyllis Busansky (D)	96,978	44.1

Roll Call Vitals

199th

on the House Seniority List

Fellow Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) is 33rd.

2nd

Florida is 2nd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

11,248

Twitter Followers (@RepGusBilirakis)

Rep. Gus Bilirakis has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

Tweets by @RepGusBilirakis

Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.