Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Gus M. Bilirakis

Official portrait of Gus M. Bilirakis
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Florida’s 12th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Palm Harbor, FL
Born
1963
In Congress
House since 2007 · 19 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BILIRAKIS, GUS M
Next election
Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the current district highlighted

Florida, District 12

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 12IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6FL09070 · Principal campaign committee: BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 12$2,255,341.81General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 12$1,804,425.78Won the general election (71%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Florida District 12$1,985,594.58Won the general election (70.4%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Florida District 12$1,609,445.83Won the general election (62.88%)
Total raised$2,255,341.81
Total spent$2,122,512.78
Cash on hand$254,246.07
Debts owed by the campaign$54,639.01
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $889,029.09PACs and other committees: $1,185,450.01Party committees: $3,500.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $142,652.25Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $34,710.46
  • Individual contributions$889,029.0939%
  • PACs and other committees$1,185,450.0153%
  • Party committees$3,500.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$142,652.256%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$34,710.462%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$11,117.862%
  • Contributions over $200$716,662.3498%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$370,530.3052%
  • Itemized from other states$347,529.0448%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $65,629.50 · California $65,500.00 · Virginia $52,182.03 · District of Columbia $26,800.00 · Texas $25,597.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$637K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $223,995.43APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $92,501.43JULY QUARTERLY: raised $161,153.52JULY QUARTERLY: spent $120,064.98OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $178,776.03OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $156,231.59YEAR-END: raised $138,538.94YEAR-END: spent $107,280.07APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $318,473.98APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $230,962.61JULY QUARTERLY: raised $468,384.81JULY QUARTERLY: spent $316,839.41PRE-PRIMARY: raised $99,215.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $132,004.65OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $579,448.70OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $636,919.872025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea515
Voted nay144
Did not vote15 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored37
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored352

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10840 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Latest action Oct 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • H.R. 10532 Beagle Liberation Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10359 Priority for Pediatric Cures Act
    Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10185 Part D Premium Protection Act of 2026
    Introduced Aug 31, 2026 · Latest action Aug 31, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 10121 To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico.
    Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Latest action Aug 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 9978 Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9541 FIREWALL Act
    Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9422 Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9089 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Latest action Jun 2, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.Res. 1203 Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the heroic Exodus of Missolonghi and commemorating its historical significance to the Greek War of Independence.
    Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Latest action Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
    • Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Chair
    • Communications and Technology
    • Health
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

288 committees reported giving $960,744.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Gus M Bilirakis$60,562.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Gus M Bilirakis$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 12, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gus M Bilirakis (R)$2,255,341.81$254,246.072026-10-14
Darren McAuley (D)$769,136.58$5,626.992026-09-30
Kimberly Overman (D)$280,117.97$29,526.492026-10-14
Shay Williams (R)$23,443.03$0.002026-07-11
Branden Scrivener (NPA)$8,095.29−$213.712026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 5, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RMay 4, 2026
  • The EconomistLikely RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)June 26–27, 2026594 (RV)± 4.0%Gus Bilirakis 42% · Darren McAuley 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BILIRAKIS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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