Gus Bilirakis
Republican Representative of Florida's 12th district
Representative
Florida, district 9
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Florida, district 9
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Florida, district 9
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Florida, district 12
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
9
Congresses Served
9
House Terms
February 8, 1963 (61 years old)
Birthday
- Succeeded his father in Congress, first representing Florida’s 9th district and, after redistricting, the 12th district
- Served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006
- Born and raised in Florida, with Greek immigrant grandparents
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a J.D. degree
- Interned for U.S. President Ronald Reagan
- Before politics, operated a law practice specializing in probate and estate planning
- Chaired several committees while in the Florida legislature
- Has been reelected multiple times to Congress with little opposition
- Holds positions on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and its subcommittees
- Co-founded the Congressional Hellenic-Israeli Alliance
- Member of the Republican Study Committee, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, and other groups
- Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and a pledge against climate change legislation that raises taxes
- Voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and against naming a federal building after Joseph W. Hatchett
- Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act and has controversially agreed with the debunked claim of “death panels” in the ACA
- Miscredited for involvement in the INTERDICT Act in a campaign advertisement
- Voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- Received campaign contributions from the NRA and has an “A” rating from the organization
- Co-signed a letter condemning Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and calling for a ceasefire
- Voted to support Israel following a 2023 attack
- Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
- Voted against the impeachment of Donald Trump following the January 6 Capitol attack
- Has four children and is an Eastern Orthodox Christian
- Had a cameo in the film “Walt Before Mickey”