Gus Michael Bilirakis
Republican · Florida · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, FL-12, Florida
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the cost of living
- Homeowners and flood insurance affordability
- Expanding mental health and addiction services
Gus Bilirakis chairs the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and is a senior member of that committee's health and communications and technology subcommittees, per his official House biography, which says he has authored 78 provisions signed into law and was ranked the 31st most effective lawmaker in Congress by Vanderbilt University's Center for Effective Lawmaking. First elected in 2006, he represents Citrus and Hernando counties and most of Pasco County. His campaign site highlights $585 million in federal disaster recovery funding he secured for Pasco County and his Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, which would create a $10,000 above the line tax deduction for homeowners insurance premiums.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
On the ballot
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