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			{{Short description\|American politician & lawyer (born 1963)}}
	{{future election candidate\|Bilirakis, Gus}}
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	\| name = Gus Michael Bilirakis
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			\| image = Gus Bilirakis, official portrait, 118th Congress (cropped).jpg
	\| caption = Gus Bilirakis is running for the U.S. Congressional seat vacated by his father, Mike, who decided not to run for re-election after 23 years in office.
			\| caption = Official portrait, 2023
	\| birth_date = February 8, 1963
			\| office1 = Member of the<br />]<br />from ]
	\| birth_place = ]
			\| constituency1 = ] {{nowrap\|(2007–2013)}}<br />] {{nowrap\|(2013–present)}}
	\| residence = ], FL
			\| term_start1 = January 3, 2007
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			\| state_house2 = Florida
	\| term_start = First elected as a state legislator in 1998
			\| district2 = 48th
	\| term_end = Current
			\| term_start2 = November 3, 1998
	\| predecessor =
			\| term_end2 = November 7, 2006
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	\| party = Republican
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			\| birth_name = Gus Michael Bilirakis
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			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1963\|2\|8}}
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			\| birth_place = ], ], U.S.
	\| spouse = Eva
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	\| children = Michael, Theodore, Emmanuel, Nicholas
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			\| spouse = {{marriage\|Eva Lialios\|1991}}
			\| children = 4
			\| education = ] (])<br />] (])
			\| website = {{URL\|https://bilirakis.house.gov/\|House website}}
			\| father = ]
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			'''Gus Michael Bilirakis''' ({{IPAc-en\|,\|b\|ɪ\|l\|ɪ\|'\|r\|ae\|k\|ɪ\|s}} {{Respell\|BILL\|ih\|RACK\|iss}}; born February 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the ] for {{ushr\|Florida\|12\|}} since 2013. A member of the ], he first entered Congress in 2007, where he succeeded his father ], representing ] until redistricting. His district includes much of the northern portion of the ]. Bilirakis previously served as the ] for the 48th district from 1998 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4169&SessionId=42\|title=Florida House of Representatives – Gus Michael Bilirakis - 2014 – 2016 { Crisafulli }\|work=myfloridahouse.gov\|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>
	'''Gus Michael Bilirakis''' (Born: February 8, 1963), was first elected to the in 1998<ref>.</ref>. He is currently the Republican frontrunner<ref></ref> in the race for the state's Ninth Congressional District () to replace his father, ], who decided not to run for re-election after 23 years of service in ].

			==Early life and education==
	Gus Bilirakis grew up in ], Fl., as the second-generation son of Greek immigrants who eventually settled in the area. He has a thriving ] law practice specializing in probate and estate planning to help seniors prepare for their future. According to his , Bilirakis is a fiscal conservative who cares deeply about his community and shares his father's profound sense of pride in public service.
			Bilirakis was born in ], and grew up in ], the son of Evelyn (née Miaoulis) and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/bilirakis.htm\|title=Ancestry® {{!}} Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records\|website=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-07-26\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313025006/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/bilirakis.htm\|archive-date=2016-03-13\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lives in ] and is the grandson of ] immigrants. His grandfather owned a local bakery where Bilirakis worked from a young age.
	]

			Bilirakis graduated from ] and ]. He then attended the ], where he graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He received his ] degree from the ] in 1989. He was an intern for U.S. President ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gus Michael Bilirakis \|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4169 \|website=Florida House of Representatives \|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

	== ~~Early Life~~ ==		==Career==
			Bilirakis operated a law practice, the Bilirakis Law Group, specializing in ] and ], which he took over from his father, Michael Bilirakis. His father served in Congress from 1983 to 2007, and Gus helped run his campaigns.
	Gus Bilirakis's grandfather opened a bakery on Pinellas Avenue in Tarpon Springs. At a very early age, Bilirakis began working at the family bakery, which is where he developed his work ethic and his strong sense of community. He caught the political bug in second grade when he helped install campaign signs in the neighborhood for a Greek who was running for Governor. In fact, Bilirakis is the one who convinced his father to run for Congress. Gus Bilirakis attended Tampa Bay area public schools and continued to work in his grandfather's bakery while growing up.

			===Florida legislature===

			====Tenure====
	== College and Career ==
			Bilirakis was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1998 when he won the District 48 seat held for 10 years by Representative Sandy Safley, R-Clearwater, who decided not to run again. This district covers most of north Pinellas County, part of Pasco County, and part of Hillsborough County.
	Bilirakis graduated from Tarpon Springs High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. Then, he attended the ], where he graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. He received his law degree from the ] in 1989. He helped run his father's campaigns for the past 23 years, knocking on doors, talking on front porches and attending countless community meetings. He also took over his father's law practice, the Bilirakis Law Group, which specializes in probate and estate planning.

	=== ~~Highlights~~ ===		====Committees====
			During his tenure in ] (1998–2006), he chaired several panels including Crime Prevention, Public Safety Appropriations, and the Economic Development, Trade, & Banking Committee.{{citation needed\|date=December 2021}}
	*Interned for President ]
	*Staff member for Congressman ]
	*Served on the staff of the National Republican Congressional Committee
	*Pinellas County Dole for President Campaign, Chair 1996
	*Great American Teach-In, participant

			==U.S. House of Representatives==
	== Politics ==
	Bilirakis was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1998 when he won the District 48 seat held for 10 years by Rep. Sandy Safley, R-Clearwater, who decided not to run again. This district covers most of north Pinellas County and part of Pasco County. Since he was elected to state office, Bilirakis has sponsored bills that helped improve the quality of life for his constituents and improved education for their children. He fought for legislation that recognized the sacrifices made by veterans and led to safer transportation and needed government reform. He also has demonstrated his strong support for law enforcement and public safety issues. In 2000, Bilirakis helped current law enforcement officers regain pension money that was taken away from them by previous legislation. Bilirakis gained a reputation for being a "conscientious legislator who wants to serve his constituents."<ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/62838415.html?dids=62838415:62838415&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+21%2C+2000&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=14.A&desc=Bilirakis+for+state+House+48+Series%3A+EDITORIALS</ref>

			===Elections===
	Bilirakis's Congressional campaign received national attention for a strong fundraising effort in 2005<ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/916953501.html?dids=916953501:916953501&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+26%2C+2005&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1&desc=In+one+way%2C+Bilirakis+already+leads+Series%3A+POLITICAL+JUNKIE</ref>. His campaign also has received noteworthy endorsements from Pinellas and Pasco firefighters, Gov. ]<ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/910310961.html?dids=910310961:910310961&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+12%2C+2005&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=4&desc=Bush+donates+%24100+to+Bilirakis%27+campaign</ref> and other key Republican leaders such as Congressman J. ] (R-Ill), Congressman ] and Congressman ]. Bilirakis also has received support from the Clearwater Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 and from Gus Stavros<ref>http://gusbilirakis.com/news_gb011206.html</ref>, a longtime friend and prominent area businessman.
			{{Main\|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12}}
			]
			In 2006, Michael Bilirakis announced his retirement after 24 years in Congress, and Gus Bilirakis entered the race to succeed his father in what was then the 9th District. He defeated Hillsborough County Commissioner Phyllis Busansky in the general election with 55% of the vote to become the district's second representative. He has been reelected three more times without substantive opposition.

			===Committee assignments===
	== Awards <ref>http://gusbilirakis.com/awards.html</ref>==
			]]]

			For the ]:<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gus M. Bilirakis \|url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/B001257 \|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives \|access-date=3 May 2023}}</ref>
	*Legislator of the Year, Juvenile Justice Council
			* ]
	*Urban League Government Achievement Award
			** ]
	*American Heart Association Award for Legislative Leadership
			** ]
	*Property and Evidence Association of Florida - Appreciation for Your Support
			** ] (Chairman)
	*Deaf Literacy Center - Appreciation for Outstanding Support
	*Florida Police Chiefs Association - Legislative Achievement Award
	*City of Clearwater - Appreciation of Efforts in 2003 Legislative Session
	*Florida Sheriffs Association - Four Your Leadership
	*Florida Association for the Deaf - Legislator of the Year Award
	*Order of AHEPA - George Washington Chapter #16 Tarpon Springs, Florida - Sincere Appreciation from the American-Hellenic Community of Tarpon Springs
	*United Christian Services, Inc. - Certificate of Merit
	*Tarpon Springs Elementary School, Business Partner
	*Helping the Elderly with their Legal Problems (H.E.L.P.)
	*Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee (1994 to present)
	*Levendia Dance and Culture Troupe, Past Member
	*St. Petersburg Junior College, Adjunct Professor (1997 to present)
	*Pan Cyprian Association of Florida's Annual Award
	*Prodigy Program - Legislative Achievement Award
	*Florida Chamber of Commerce "A" Honor Roll
	*Pinellas Marine Institute - Appreciation Award
	*Christian Coalition of Florida - Faith and Family Award
	*Florida Police Chiefs Association - 2002 Legislative Award
	*Gulf Coast Junior Chamber of Commerce - Spirit of Humanity Award
	*Oldsmar City Council
	*Florida School Counselor Association
	*Florida Holocaust Museum - Appreciation of Outstanding Dedication and Support
	*American Heart Association
	*Florida Police Benevolent Association - 2001 Representative of the Year Award
	*Fraternal Order of Police - Lawman of the Year, Pinellas Lodge #43
	*Florida Police Chiefs Association - 20001 Legislative Award
	*Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas, Inc.
	*Oldsmar Little League Project Play Ball
	*Vietnam Veterans of Florida State Council
	*Autism Society - For Your Commitment to Our Special Children
	*The Nature Conservancy - Friends of the Conservancy
	*FTP/NEA Freshman Friend of Education
	*Patron of Public Education, Pinellas Education Foundation
	*Passenger Restraints, Florida PTA
	*Florida Fraternal Order of Police Award
	*Pinellas County Education Foundation - Certificate of Appreciation
	*Florida Bankers Association - For Service to the Banking Industry and Citizens of Florida

			===Caucus membership===
	== Affiliations <ref>http://www.gusbilirakis.com/affiliations.html</ref>==
	*Tarpon Springs Rotary Club
	*Elks Club
	*Moose Lodge
	*Masons
	*University of Florida, Tampa Bay Advisory Board for Greek Studies Program
	*Hospice of Pasco/Hernando, Past Board Member
	*Palm Harbor, West Pasco, Tarpon Springs Chambers of Commerce
	*Clearwater Bar Association
	*Tarpon Springs Elementary School, Business Partner
	*Helping the Elderly with their Legal Problems (H.E.L.P.)
	*Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee (1994 to present)
	*Levendia Dance and Culture Troupe, Past Member
	*St. Petersburg Junior College, Adjunct Professor (1997 to present)
	*Member, Take Stock in Children Mentor Program, Pasco County
	*Board Member, Pasco Marine Institute

			Bilirakis and Representative ] formed the Congressional Hellenic-Israeli Alliance in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance Caucus \|url=http://www.americanhellenic.org/congressional-hellenic-israel-alliance-caucus/ \|website=American Hellenic Council \|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
	== References ==

	<references/>
			* ]<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-12-06\|title=Membership\|url=https://rsc-banks.house.gov/about/membership\|access-date=2021-03-28\|website=Republican Study Committee\|language=en}}</ref>
			* Co-chair of
			* ]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute\|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org\|language=en}}</ref>

			===Tenure===
			Bilirakis is a member of the Republican Party's Whip Team and is Chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Task Force for the Republican Policy Committee. Additionally, Bilirakis serves as a co-chair of the Congressional Military Veterans Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues.

			He is a signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.atr.org/current-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-th-a2851\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725024055/http://www.atr.org/current-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-th-a2851\|title=Current Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers\|archivedate=July 25, 2011}}</ref> and a pledge sponsored by ] promising to vote against any climate change legislation that would raise taxes.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://americansforprosperity.org/files/Bilirakis_Gus.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2014-10-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604174223/http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Bilirakis_Gus.pdf \|archive-date=2012-06-04 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			On September 29, 2008, Bilirakis voted against the ].<ref name="Bailout Roll Call">{{cite web\|title= Bailout Roll Call \|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml\| date= 2009-10-03 \|access-date=April 19, 2009 }}</ref>

			In 2022, Bilirakis voted against naming a federal building in Florida after ], the first Black State Supreme Court judge in Florida and south of the Mason-Dixon line.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Karni \|first=Annie \|date=2022-04-12 \|title=House G.O.P., Banding Together, Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/us/politics/gop-joseph-hatchett-florida.html \|access-date=2022-04-12 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ] students with Gus Bilirakis after winning the 2020 ''']'''.]]

			==Political positions==

			===Healthcare===

			Bilirakis supports repealing the ], also known as Obamacare.<ref name="Williams">{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Kathryn\|title=Tax bill debate reaches Palm Harbor\|url=http://www.tbnweekly.com/north_county/tax-bill-debate-reaches-palm-harbor/article_2c7b41c0-e20d-11e7-8533-afd3c5ace401.html\|website=Tampa Bay Newspapers\|date=15 December 2017 \|access-date=24 December 2017\|language=en}}</ref>

			On February 11, 2017, Bilirakis hosted a townhall in ], where he was faced with several protesters angry over the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, when a member of the local party (an unauthorized speaker for the county REC), Bill Akins repeated the now debunked claim that the ACA contains "what is effectively known as ]s". Bilirakis nodded in agreement and later told CNN, "The board exists, OK? And I've voted to repeal the board." Bilirakis seemed to equate the "death panel" with the Independent Advisory Board, a 15-member committee that issues recommendations for reducing healthcare costs, subject to congressional oversight and approval.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/politics/death-panel-florida-gop-congressman/index.html\|title='Death panel' disputes erupt at Florida GOP congressman's town hall\|first=Eric \|last=Bradner\|work=CNN\|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/aug/10/sarah-palin/sarah-palin-barack-obama-death-panel\|title=Sarah Palin falsely claims Barack Obama runs a 'death panel'\|work=@politifact\|access-date=2018-05-25\|language=en}}</ref>

			In early October 2018, Bilirakis released a campaign advertisement touting his work fighting opioids in Pasco County, Florida. In the advertisement, he took credit for a law he did not have a hand in crafting. The 30-second ad flashed text about a "Bilirakis INTERDICT ACT" as ] Chris Nocco said Bilirakis is "giving us the tools to do our job and get traffickers off the street". The INTERDICT Act provides funding and equipment to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for detecting imported ]. But Bilirakis was neither a sponsor nor one of 18 co-sponsors, making it unclear how it is the "Bilirakis INTERDICT Act".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-congressman-seemingly-takes-credit-for-opioid-bill-he-didnt-sponsor-in-campaign-ad\|title=Florida congressman seemingly takes credit for opioid bill he didn't sponsor in campaign ad\|last=Schallhorn\|first=Kaitlyn\|date=2018-10-11\|work=Fox News\|access-date=2018-10-16\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/10/10/bilirakis-takes-credit-for-law-he-did-not-craft-in-new-ad-touting-fight-on-opioids/\|title=Bilirakis takes credit for law he did not craft in new ad touting fight on opioids\|last=McManus\|first=Tracey\|work=Tampa Bay Times\|access-date=2018-10-16\|language=en-US}}</ref>

			=== Tax policy===

			Bilirakis voted in favor of the ].<ref name="Almukhtar">{{cite web\|last1=Almukhtar\|first1=Sarah\|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=0\|website=The New York Times\|access-date=24 December 2017\|date=19 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053322/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=0 \|archive-date=22 December 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			=== Gun policy===

			From 2015 to 2016, Bilirakis accepted $2,000 in direct campaign contributions from the ]'s ];<ref name="Grinberg 2018">{{cite news \|last=Grinberg \|first=Emanuella \|date=21 February 2018 \|title=These Florida lawmakers accepted money from the National Rifle Association \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/politics/nra-pvf-contributions-florida-politicians/index.html \|work=CNN \|location=Atlanta \|access-date=22 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222023226/https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/politics/nra-pvf-contributions-florida-politicians/index.html \|archive-date= 22 February 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2017, he has an "A" rating from the NRA, indicating a voting record that is generally pro-gun rights.<ref name="ISPY">{{cite web\| website=ISPY\|publisher=Vote Smart\|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/17318/gus-bilirakis?categoryId=37&type=V,S,R,E,F,P#.Wp3T0edG1PZ\| title=Gus Bilirakis' Political Summary on Issue: Guns\|access-date=5 March 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306142306/https://votesmart.org/candidate/17318/gus-bilirakis?categoryId=37&type=V,S,R,E,F,P\|archive-date=6 March 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			As a U.S. Representative, Bilirakis has voted on several pieces of legislation pertaining to firearms. He supported , which would enable ] among all states if and when it is signed into law.<ref name="HR38">{{cite web\|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll663.xml\| title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 663 \| website=clerk.house.gov\|publisher=U.S. Federal Government\|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref>

			In March 2017, Bilirakis voted for the , which, if signed into law, would prohibit, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness, of the right to receive or transport firearms, without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/629\|title = H.R.629 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act\|date = 3 February 2017}}</ref>

			After the ], Bilirakis signed a letter written to the ], urging it to reevaluate the legal status of ]s. No action had been taken as of March 2018.<ref name="LV shooting">{{cite web\|url=https://kinzinger.house.gov/uploadedfiles/10112017_kinzinger_bipartisan_member_letter_to_atf_requesting_re-evaluation_of_bump_stocks.pdf\| title=Letter to the Hon. Thomas Brandon, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives – Bipartisan Letter to Ban Bump Stocks\| access-date=5 March 2018\| archive-date=6 March 2018\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306082846/https://kinzinger.house.gov/uploadedfiles/10112017_kinzinger_bipartisan_member_letter_to_atf_requesting_re-evaluation_of_bump_stocks.pdf\| url-status=dead}}</ref>

			In the wake of the ] in 2018, Bilirakis said that he would be willing to consider ], "if that's what it takes".<ref name="FLPolitics">{{cite web\|url=http://floridapolitics.com/archives/256665-delegation-2-27-18-insights-beltway-sunshine-state\| website=Florida Politics\|title=Delegation for 2.27.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State\| author=Staff Reports\| date=27 February 2018\| publisher=Peter Schorsch\| access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> He said that, specifically, he would support more ]s in schools.<ref name="FLPolitics"/> He also announced his support for legislation that would ensure "that those who are mentally ill do not have access to weapons".<ref name="MSD statement">{{cite web\|url=https://bilirakis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bilirakis-issues-statement-response-tragedy-marjory-stoneman\| title=Congressman Bilirakis Issues Statement in Response to Tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School\| date=15 February 2018\| website=Congressman Gus Bilirakis\|publisher=U.S. Federal Government\|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref>

			===Nagorno-Karabakh war===
			On October 1, 2020, Bilirakis co-signed a letter to Secretary of State ] that condemned ]'s offensive operations against the ]-populated enclave of ], denounced ]'s role in the ], and called for an immediate ceasefire.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh \|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2020/10/02/senate-and-house-leaders-to-secretary-of-state-pompeo-cut-military-aid-to-azerbaijan-sanction-turkey-for-ongoing-attacks-against-armenia-and-artsakh/ \|work=The Armenian Weekly \|date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

			===Israel===
			Bilirakis voted to provide Israel with support following ].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Demirjian \|first=Karoun \|date=2023-10-25 \|title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Washington \|first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 \|last2=p:225-7000 \|first2=DC 20515-6601 \|date=2023-10-25 \|title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session \|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives \|language=en}}</ref>

			==2020 presidential election==

			In December 2020, Bilirakis was one of 126 Republican members of the ] to sign an ] in support of '']'', a lawsuit filed at the ] contesting the results of the ], in which ] defeated<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Blood\|first1=Michael R.\|last2=Riccardi\|first2=Nicholas\|date=December 5, 2020\|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president\|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 12, 2020\|website=]\|archive-date=December 8, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> incumbent ]. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked ] under ] to challenge the results of an election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Liptak\|first=Adam\|author-link=Adam Liptak\|date=2020-12-11\|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html\|access-date=2020-12-12\|issn=0362-4331\|archive-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web\|title=Order in Pending Case\|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf\|date=2020-12-11\|publisher=]\|access-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html\|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court\|first=Daniella \|last=Diaz\|work=]\|access-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-date=December 12, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			In an editorial, the ''Tampa Bay Times'' wrote that Bilirakis "chose partisan games over national interest". ''The Orlando Sentinel'' published an editorial calling the signers of the ''amicus'' brief a "national embarrassment", a "danger to democracy", and the "]".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/12/16/congressman-bilirakis-chose-partisan-games-over-the-national-interest-editorial/\|title=Congressman Bilirakis chose partisan games over the national interest\|first=Tampa Publishing\|last=Company\|website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/editorials/os-op-florida-republicans-congress-january-6-electors-20201231-3x5vqaavqbg5fiqh6crkryihby-story.html\|title=Florida's Republicans in Congress: A national embarrassment, a danger to democracy \| Editorial\|first=Orlando Sentinel Editorial\|last=Board\|website=orlandosentinel.com\|date=31 December 2020 }}</ref> ] ] issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion".<ref>{{Cite news\|last1=Smith\|first1=David\|date=2020-12-12\|title=Supreme court rejects Trump-backed Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn election results\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/11/supreme-court-rejects-trump-backed-texas-lawsuit-aiming-to-overturn-election-results\|access-date=2020-12-13\|work=]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release \|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/121120-3 \|title=Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Rejecting GOP Election Sabotage Lawsuit \|publisher=Speaker Nancy Pelosi \|date=December 11, 2020 \|access-date=December 13, 2020 \|archive-date=August 14, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814224010/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/121120-3 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			Many of the signers of the '']'' amicus brief objected to the certification of the 2020 ] vote, but Bilirakis was absent due to contracting ].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Contorno \|first1=Steve \|title=Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor tests positive for coronavirus \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/01/06/rep-gus-bilirakis-of-palm-harbor-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/ \|access-date=26 March 2021 \|work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref>

			As a result of Donald Trump's role in the ], the House of Representatives ]. Bilirakis voted against impeachment, calling it "politically motivated" and a "highly polarizing ruse that will only further divide Americans".<ref>{{cite news \|title=Please see the statement below from Congressman Bilirakis regarding today's proposed impeachment. \|url=https://bilirakis.house.gov/media/press-releases/please-see-statement-below-congressman-bilirakis-regarding-today-s-proposed \|access-date=26 March 2021 \|work=U.S. House of Representatives \|date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			Bilirakis has four children<ref>{{cite web\|title=About Gus\|url=http://bilirakis.house.gov/biography/\|access-date=2014-12-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208190732/https://bilirakis.house.gov/biography\|archive-date=2014-12-08\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is an ] Christian.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf\|title=Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress}}</ref>

			In 2014, Bilirakis had a cameo as a job applicant in the feature film '']'' starring ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gus Bilirakis \|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6112036/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t61 \|access-date=19 September 2015 \|work=IMDb}}</ref>

			== Foreign honors ==
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			** ] Grand Commander of the ]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 July 2024 \|title="Greece Honors US Congressman Gus Bilirakis" \|url=https://greekreporter.com/2024/07/12/us-congressman-gus-bilirakis-honored-greece/ \|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>

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American politician & lawyer (born 1963) "Bilirakis" redirects here. For his father, the politician, see Michael Bilirakis. For the poker player, see Steve Billirakis.

Gus Bilirakis
Official portrait, 2023

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Michael Bilirakis
Constituency	9th district (2007–2013) 12th district (2013–present)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office November 3, 1998 – November 7, 2006
Preceded by	Sandy Safley
Succeeded by	Peter Nehr

Personal details
Born	Gus Michael Bilirakis (1963-02-08) February 8, 1963 (age 61) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Eva Lialios (m. 1991)
Children	4
Parent	Michael Bilirakis (father)
Education	University of Florida (BA) Stetson University (JD)
Website	House website
Gus Bilirakis's voice Gus Bilirakis on Greece's role in aiding Syrian refugees Recorded September 30, 2016

Gus Michael Bilirakis (/ˌbɪlɪˈrækɪs/ BILL-ih-RACK-iss; born February 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 12th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, where he succeeded his father Michael Bilirakis, representing Florida's 9th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes much of the northern portion of the Tampa Bay area. Bilirakis previously served as the Florida state representative for the 48th district from 1998 to 2006.

Early life and education

Bilirakis was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Tarpon Springs, Florida, the son of Evelyn (née Miaoulis) and Michael Bilirakis. He lives in Palm Harbor and is the grandson of Greek immigrants. His grandfather owned a local bakery where Bilirakis worked from a young age.

Bilirakis graduated from Tarpon Springs High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. He then attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He received his J.D. degree from the Stetson University College of Law in 1989. He was an intern for U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Career

Bilirakis operated a law practice, the Bilirakis Law Group, specializing in probate and estate planning, which he took over from his father, Michael Bilirakis. His father served in Congress from 1983 to 2007, and Gus helped run his campaigns.

Florida legislature

Tenure

Bilirakis was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1998 when he won the District 48 seat held for 10 years by Representative Sandy Safley, R-Clearwater, who decided not to run again. This district covers most of north Pinellas County, part of Pasco County, and part of Hillsborough County.

Committees

During his tenure in Tallahassee (1998–2006), he chaired several panels including Crime Prevention, Public Safety Appropriations, and the Economic Development, Trade, & Banking Committee.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 12

In 2006, Michael Bilirakis announced his retirement after 24 years in Congress, and Gus Bilirakis entered the race to succeed his father in what was then the 9th District. He defeated Hillsborough County Commissioner Phyllis Busansky in the general election with 55% of the vote to become the district's second representative. He has been reelected three more times without substantive opposition.

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:

Committee on Energy and Commerce

Caucus membership

Bilirakis and Representative Ted Deutch formed the Congressional Hellenic-Israeli Alliance in February 2013.

Republican Study Committee
Co-chair of Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Tenure

Bilirakis is a member of the Republican Party's Whip Team and is Chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Task Force for the Republican Policy Committee. Additionally, Bilirakis serves as a co-chair of the Congressional Military Veterans Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues.

He is a signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any climate change legislation that would raise taxes.

On September 29, 2008, Bilirakis voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

In 2022, Bilirakis voted against naming a federal building in Florida after Joseph W. Hatchett, the first Black State Supreme Court judge in Florida and south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Political positions

Healthcare

Bilirakis supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

On February 11, 2017, Bilirakis hosted a townhall in Pasco County, Florida, where he was faced with several protesters angry over the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, when a member of the local party (an unauthorized speaker for the county REC), Bill Akins repeated the now debunked claim that the ACA contains "what is effectively known as death panels". Bilirakis nodded in agreement and later told CNN, "The board exists, OK? And I've voted to repeal the board." Bilirakis seemed to equate the "death panel" with the Independent Advisory Board, a 15-member committee that issues recommendations for reducing healthcare costs, subject to congressional oversight and approval.

In early October 2018, Bilirakis released a campaign advertisement touting his work fighting opioids in Pasco County, Florida. In the advertisement, he took credit for a law he did not have a hand in crafting. The 30-second ad flashed text about a "Bilirakis INTERDICT ACT" as Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said Bilirakis is "giving us the tools to do our job and get traffickers off the street". The INTERDICT Act provides funding and equipment to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for detecting imported fentanyl. But Bilirakis was neither a sponsor nor one of 18 co-sponsors, making it unclear how it is the "Bilirakis INTERDICT Act".

Tax policy

Bilirakis voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Gun policy

From 2015 to 2016, Bilirakis accepted $2,000 in direct campaign contributions from the NRA's Political Victory Fund; As of 2017, he has an "A" rating from the NRA, indicating a voting record that is generally pro-gun rights.

As a U.S. Representative, Bilirakis has voted on several pieces of legislation pertaining to firearms. He supported H. R. 38, which would enable concealed carry reciprocity among all states if and when it is signed into law.

In March 2017, Bilirakis voted for the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, which, if signed into law, would prohibit, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness, of the right to receive or transport firearms, without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction.

After the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Bilirakis signed a letter written to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, urging it to reevaluate the legal status of bump stocks. No action had been taken as of March 2018.

In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, Bilirakis said that he would be willing to consider gun control legislation, "if that's what it takes". He said that, specifically, he would support more school resource officers in schools. He also announced his support for legislation that would ensure "that those who are mentally ill do not have access to weapons".

Nagorno-Karabakh war

On October 1, 2020, Bilirakis co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan's offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey's role in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

Israel

Bilirakis voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

2020 presidential election

In December 2020, Bilirakis was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.

In an editorial, the Tampa Bay Times wrote that Bilirakis "chose partisan games over national interest". The Orlando Sentinel published an editorial calling the signers of the amicus brief a "national embarrassment", a "danger to democracy", and the "Sedition Caucus". House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion".

Many of the signers of the Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief objected to the certification of the 2020 Electoral College vote, but Bilirakis was absent due to contracting COVID-19.

As a result of Donald Trump's role in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, the House of Representatives impeached Trump a second time. Bilirakis voted against impeachment, calling it "politically motivated" and a "highly polarizing ruse that will only further divide Americans".

Personal life

Bilirakis has four children and is an Eastern Orthodox Christian.

In 2014, Bilirakis had a cameo as a job applicant in the feature film Walt Before Mickey starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jon Heder, and Armando Gutierrez.

Foreign honors

Greece
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

References

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Karni, Annie (2022-04-12). "House G.O.P., Banding Together, Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
Williams, Kathryn (15 December 2017). "Tax bill debate reaches Palm Harbor". Tampa Bay Newspapers. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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External links

Congressman Gus Bilirakis official U.S. House website
Gus Bilirakis for Congress
Appearances on C-SPAN
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byMichael Bilirakis	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 9th congressional district 2007–2013	Succeeded byAlan Grayson
Preceded byDennis Ross	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district 2013–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byDoris Matsui	United States representatives by seniority 64th	Succeeded byVern Buchanan

v t e Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Marco Rubio (R) ▌Rick Scott (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Vacant ▌Neal Dunn (R) ▌Kat Cammack (R) ▌Aaron Bean (R) ▌John Rutherford (R) ▌Michael Waltz (R) ▌Cory Mills (R) ▌Bill Posey (R) ▌Darren Soto (D) ▌Maxwell Frost (D) ▌Daniel Webster (R) ▌Gus Bilirakis (R) ▌Anna Paulina Luna (R) ▌Kathy Castor (D) ▌Laurel Lee (R) ▌Vern Buchanan (R) ▌Greg Steube (R) ▌Scott Franklin (R) ▌Byron Donalds (R) ▌Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) ▌Brian Mast (R) ▌Lois Frankel (D) ▌Jared Moskowitz (D) ▌Frederica Wilson (D) ▌Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌Mario Díaz-Balart (R) ▌María Elvira Salazar (R) ▌Carlos A. Giménez (R)

Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

▌Marco Rubio (R)
▌Rick Scott (R)

Representatives
(ordered by district)

▌Vacant
▌Neal Dunn (R)
▌Kat Cammack (R)
▌Aaron Bean (R)
▌John Rutherford (R)
▌Michael Waltz (R)
▌Cory Mills (R)
▌Bill Posey (R)
▌Darren Soto (D)
▌Maxwell Frost (D)
▌Daniel Webster (R)
▌Gus Bilirakis (R)
▌Anna Paulina Luna (R)
▌Kathy Castor (D)
▌Laurel Lee (R)
▌Vern Buchanan (R)
▌Greg Steube (R)
▌Scott Franklin (R)
▌Byron Donalds (R)
▌Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
▌Brian Mast (R)
▌Lois Frankel (D)
▌Jared Moskowitz (D)
▌Frederica Wilson (D)
▌Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
▌Mario Díaz-Balart (R)
▌María Elvira Salazar (R)
▌Carlos A. Giménez (R)

Current members of the United States House of Representatives

Speaker: Mike Johnson

Majority

v t e Republican Party conference
Speaker: Mike Johnson ‧ Majority Leader: Steve Scalise ‧ Majority Whip: Tom Emmer
Other members: Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Banks Barr Bean Bentz Bergman Bice Biggs Bilirakis Bishop Boebert Bost Brecheen Buchanan Bucshon Burchett Burgess Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey Carl B. Carter J. Carter Chavez-DeRemer Ciscomani Cline Cloud Clyde Cole Collins Comer Crane Crawford Crenshaw Curtis Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais D'Esposito Díaz-Balart Donalds Duarte Duncan Dunn Edwards Ellzey Estes Ezell Fallon Feenstra Ferguson Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin Fry Fulcher Garbarino Garcia Giménez Gonzales Good Gooden Gosar Granger G. Graves S. Graves Green Greene Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Harris Harshbarger Hern Higgins Hill Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Issa Jackson James D. Johnson Jordan D. Joyce J. Joyce Kean Jr. M. Kelly T. Kelly Kiggans Kiley Kim Kustoff LaHood LaLota LaMalfa Lamborn Langworthy Latta LaTurner Lawler Lee Lesko Letlow Lopez Loudermilk Lucas Luetkemeyer Luna Luttrell Mace Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McHenry McMorris Rodgers Meuser C. Miller Mar. Miller Max Miller Miller-Meeks Mills Molinaro Moolenaar Mooney Ba. Moore Bl. Moore Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn Obernolte Ogles Owens Palmer Pence Perry Pfluger Posey Reschenthaler H. Rogers M. Rogers Rose Rosendale Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Schweikert Scott Self Sessions Simpson A. Smith C. Smith J. Smith Smucker Spartz Stauber Steel Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Tenney Thompson Tiffany Timmons Turner Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Orden Wagner Walberg Waltz Weber Webster Wenstrup Westerman Wied B. Williams R. Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke
Delegates: González-Colón Moylan Radewagen

Minority

v t e Democratic Party caucus
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries ‧ Minority Whip: Katherine Clark
Other members: Adams Aguilar Allred Amo Auchincloss Balint Barragán Beatty Bera Beyer Bishop Blumenauer Blunt Rochester Bonamici Bowman Boyle Brown Brownley Budzinski Bush Caraveo Carbajal Cárdenas Carson E. Carter T. Carter Cartwright Casar Case Casten Castor Castro Cherfilus-McCormick Chu Clarke Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids Da. Davis Do. Davis Dean DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dingell Doggett Escobar Eshoo Espaillat Evans Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel Frost Gallego Garamendi C. García R. Garcia S. Garcia Golden Goldman Gomez Gonzalez Gottheimer Green Grijalva Harder Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle Huffman Ivey Je. Jackson Jo. Jackson Jacobs Jayapal Johnson Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating Kelly Kennedy Khanna Kildee Kilmer Krishnamoorthi Kuster Landsman Larsen Larson B. Lee Sum. Lee Sus. Lee Leger Fernandez Levin Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Manning Matsui McBath McClellan McCollum McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Menendez Meng Mfume Moore Morelle Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Napolitano Neal Neguse Nickel Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Peltola Perez Peters Pettersen Phillips Pingree Pocan Porter Pressley Quigley Ramirez Raskin Ross Ruiz Ruppersberger Ryan Salinas Sánchez Sarbanes Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Scholten Schrier B. Scott D. Scott Sewell Sherman Sherrill Slotkin Smith Sorensen Soto Spanberger Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Suozzi Swalwell Sykes Takano Thanedar B. Thompson M. Thompson Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko N. Torres R. Torres Trahan Trone Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velázquez Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Wexton Wild Williams Wilson
Delegates: Holmes Norton Plaskett Sablan

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida

Territory	Hernández Call White Downing Levy
At-large	Cabell Brockenbrough Cabell Maxwell Hawkins Hamilton Walls Niblack Purman and Walls (served concurrently) L'Engle Sears Green

1st district	Purman Davidson Mallory Sparkman Drane Peterson McMullen Campbell Cramer Sikes Hutto Scarborough J. Miller Gaetz
2nd district	Walls Finley Bisbee Finley Hull Bisbee Finley Bisbee Dougherty Bullock Cooper R. Davis Clark Green Price Bennett Fuqua Grant Peterson Boyd Southerland Graham Dunn
3rd district	Lamar Mays E. Wilson Kehoe Smithwick Yon Caldwell Sikes Pepper Bennett Brown Yoho Cammack
4th district	Sears Owen Wilcox Cannon Smathers Lantaff Fascell Herlong Chappell James Fowler Crenshaw Rutherford Bean
5th district	Hendricks Herlong Gurney Frey Gunter Kelly McCollum Thurman Brown-Waite Nugent Brown Lawson Rutherford
6th district	D. Rogers P. Rogers Gibbons Young MacKay Stearns DeSantis Waltz
7th district	Haley Gibbons J. Mica S. Murphy Mills
8th district	Matthews Cramer Young Haley Ireland Young McCollum Keller Grayson Webster Posey Haridopolos (elect)
9th district	Fuqua P. Rogers Frey Nelson M. Bilirakis G. Bilirakis Grayson Soto
10th district	Gibbons Burke Bafalis Ireland Young Webster Demings Frost
11th district	Gurney Pepper P. Rogers D. Mica Nelson Bacchus Gibbons J. Davis Castor Nugent Webster
12th district	Cramer Fascell Burke Stack Shaw Lewis Canady Putnam Ross Bilirakis
13th district	Lehman Mack III Goss D. Miller Harris Buchanan Young Jolly Crist Luna
14th district	Pepper D. Mica Johnston Goss Mack IV Castor
15th district	Fascell Shaw Bacchus Weldon Posey Ross Spano Franklin Lee
16th district	Smith Lewis Foley Mahoney T. Rooney Buchanan
17th district	Lehman C. Meek K. Meek Wilson T. Rooney Steube
18th district	Pepper Ros-Lehtinen P. Murphy Mast Franklin
19th district	Fascell Johnston Wexler Deutch Radel Clawson F. Rooney Donalds
20th district	Deutsch Wasserman Schultz Hastings Cherfilus-McCormick
21st district	L. Díaz-Balart M. Díaz-Balart Deutch Frankel Mast
22nd district	Shaw Klein West Frankel Deutch Frankel
23rd district	Hastings Wasserman Schultz Moskowitz
24th district	Feeney Kosmas Adams F. Wilson
25th district	M. Díaz-Balart Rivera M. Díaz-Balart Wasserman Schultz
26th district	Garcia Curbelo Mucarsel-Powell Giménez M. Díaz-Balart
27th district	Ros-Lehtinen Shalala Salazar
28th district	Giménez

Florida's delegation(s) to the 110th–present United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

110th	Senate: ▌B. Nelson (D) ▌M. Martínez (R)	House: ▌B. Young (R) ▌C. Stearns (R) ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌C. Brown (D) ▌L. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌J. Mica (R) ▌D. Weldon (R) ▌A. Boyd (D) ▌R. Wexler (D) ▌A. Crenshaw (R) ▌R. Keller (R) ▌A. Putnam (R) ▌J. Miller (R) ▌G. Brown-Waite (R) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌T. Feeney (R) ▌K. Meek (D) ▌C. Mack (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌R. Klein (D) ▌T. Mahoney (D)
111th	Senate: ▌B. Nelson (D) ▌M. Martínez (R) ▌G. LeMieux (R)	House: ▌B. Young (R) ▌C. Stearns (R) ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌C. Brown (D) ▌L. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌J. Mica (R) ▌A. Boyd (D) ▌R. Wexler (D) ▌A. Crenshaw (R) ▌A. Putnam (R) ▌J. Miller (R) ▌G. Brown-Waite (R) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌K. Meek (D) ▌C. Mack (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌R. Klein (D) ▌A. Grayson (D) ▌S. Kosmas (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Rooney (R) ▌T. Deutch (D)
112th	Senate: ▌B. Nelson (D) ▌M. Rubio (R)	House: ▌B. Young (R) ▌C. Stearns (R) ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌C. Brown (D) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌J. Mica (R) ▌A. Crenshaw (R) ▌J. Miller (R) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌C. Mack (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Rooney (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌S. Adams (R) ▌R. Nugent (R) ▌D. Rivera (R) ▌D. Ross (R) ▌S. Southerland (R) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌A. West (R) ▌F. Wilson (D)
113th	Senate: ▌ B. Nelson (D)* ▌M. Rubio (R)	House: ▌B. Young (R) ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌C. Brown (D) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌J. Mica (R) ▌A. Crenshaw (R) ▌J. Miller (R) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Rooney (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌R. Nugent (R) ▌D. Ross (R) ▌S. Southerland (R) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌A. Grayson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌J. Garcia (D) ▌R. DeSantis (R) ▌P. Murphy (D) ▌T. Yoho (R) ▌T. Radel (R) ▌D. Jolly (R) ▌C. Clawson (R)
114th	Senate: ▌B. Nelson (D) ▌M. Rubio (R)	House: ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌C. Brown (D) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌J. Mica (R) ▌A. Crenshaw (R) ▌J. Miller (R) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Rooney (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌R. Nugent (R) ▌D. Ross (R) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌A. Grayson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌R. DeSantis (R) ▌P. Murphy (D) ▌T. Yoho (R) ▌D. Jolly (R) ▌C. Clawson (R) ▌C. Curbelo (R) ▌G. Graham (D)
115th	Senate: ▌B. Nelson (D) ▌M. Rubio (R)	House: ▌I. Ros-Lehtinen (R) ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Rooney (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌D. Ross (R) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌R. DeSantis (R) ▌T. Yoho (R) ▌C. Curbelo (R) ▌C. Crist (D) ▌V. Demings (D) ▌N. Dunn (R) ▌M. Gaetz (R) ▌A. Lawson (D) ▌B. Mast (R) ▌S. Murphy (D) ▌F. Rooney (R) ▌J. Rutherford (R) ▌D. Soto (D)
116th	Senate: ▌M. Rubio (R) ▌R. Scott (R)	House: ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌T. Yoho (R) ▌C. Crist (D) ▌V. Demings (D) ▌N. Dunn (R) ▌M. Gaetz (R) ▌A. Lawson (D) ▌B. Mast (R) ▌S. Murphy (D) ▌F. Rooney (R) ▌J. Rutherford (R) ▌D. Soto (D) ▌D. Mucarsel-Powell (D) ▌D. Shalala (D) ▌R. Spano (R) ▌G. Steube (R) ▌M. Waltz (R)
117th	Senate: ▌M. Rubio (R) ▌R. Scott (R)	House: ▌A. Hastings (D) ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌T. Deutch (D) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌C. Crist (D) ▌V. Demings (D) ▌N. Dunn (R) ▌M. Gaetz (R) ▌A. Lawson (D) ▌B. Mast (R) ▌S. Murphy (D) ▌J. Rutherford (R) ▌D. Soto (D) ▌G. Steube (R) ▌M. Waltz (R) ▌K. Cammack (R) ▌B. Donalds (R) ▌S. Franklin (R) ▌C. Giménez (R) ▌M. Salazar (R) ▌S. Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
118th	Senate: ▌M. Rubio (R) ▌R. Scott (R)	House: ▌M. Díaz-Balart (R) ▌D. Wasserman Schultz (D) ▌V. Buchanan (R) ▌G. Bilirakis (R) ▌K. Castor (D) ▌B. Posey (R) ▌D. Webster (R) ▌F. Wilson (D) ▌L. Frankel (D) ▌N. Dunn (R) ▌M. Gaetz (R) ▌B. Mast (R) ▌J. Rutherford (R) ▌D. Soto (D) ▌G. Steube (R) ▌M. Waltz (R) ▌K. Cammack (R) ▌B. Donalds (R) ▌S. Franklin (R) ▌C. Giménez (R) ▌M. Salazar (R) ▌S. Cherfilus-McCormick (D) ▌A. Bean (R) ▌M. Frost (D) ▌L. Lee (R) ▌A. Luna (R) ▌C. Mills (R) ▌J. Moskowitz (D)

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