District: Florida - 12th District Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1998-2006 Born: February 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 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Communications & Technology; Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection; Health); Veterans' Affairs (Economic Opportunity; Health) Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 73rd ranked House Republican Twitter: 21,667 followers State Clout: Florida is 2nd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Gus Bilirakis (R) Phyllis Busansky (D)
Votes
123,016 96,978
%
55.9% 44.1%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Gus Bilirakis (R) Bill Mitchell (D) John Kalimnios (X) Richard Emmons (PTY)
Votes
216,591 126,346 3,394 2,042
%
62.2% 36.3% 1.0% 0.6%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Gus Bilirakis (R) Anita de Palma (D)
Votes
165,433 66,158
%
71.4% 28.6%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Gus Bilirakis (R) Jonathan Snow (D) John Russell (NPA) Paul Elliott (NPA)
