Gus (Gus) Bilirakis (R-12)
US Representative Gus Bilirakis
Gus (Gus) Bilirakis (R-12)
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Capitol:
202.225.5755
FAX:
202.225.4085
District:
352.654.1004
Representative
Room 2306 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20515-0912
212 West Main Street
Inverness, FL 34450
Residence:Palm Harbor, FL
Committee Assignments
Co-Chair
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Co-Chair
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Co-Chair
Vision Caucus
Co-Chair
House Caucus on International Religious Freedom
FC Member
Congressional Hearing Health Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Technology Transfer Caucus
Chairman
Congressional Congenital Heart Defect Caucus
Co-Chair
Community College Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus to Cure Blood Cancers and Other Blood Disorders
Co-Chair
Congressional Humane Bond Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Rare Disease Caucus
Chairman
House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
Co-Chair
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Slovenian-American Caucus
Co-Chair
Infection Prevention Control in Long Term Care Caucus
Co-Chair
Domestic Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Longevity Science Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Advanced Air Mobility Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
FC Member
Congressional Cigar Caucus
FC Member
Transatlantic Friends of Israel Caucus
FC Member
Golf Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Graduate Research and Development (GRAD) Caucus
FC Member
Military Transition Assistance Pathway (MTAP)
FC Member
House Public Works and Infrastructure Caucus
FC Member
Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Children's Health Care Caucus
FC Member
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
FC Member
Mitochondrial Disease Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus Religious Minorities in the Middle East
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Qatari-American Strategic Relationships Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Composites Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
FC Member
Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Everglades Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Caucus
Co-Chair
Military Veterans Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Kidney Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Military Families Caucus
FC Member
EMS Caucus (Emergency Medical Services)
Member
House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
FC Member
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
FC Member
House Special Operations Forces (SOF) Caucus
FC Member
Arthritis Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Mobility Air Forces Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Study Group on Germany
FC Member
Auto Care Caucus
FC Member
House Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Ukraine Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Italian American Caucus
FC Member
Live Events Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Motorsports Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Recreational Vehicle (RV) Caucus
FC Member
House Abraham Accords Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Estuary Caucus
FC Member
Congressional 5G Caucus
FC Member
Bipartisan Apprenticeship Caucus
FC Member
Bipartisan Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
FC Member
Friends of Finland Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Community Health Center Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
FC Member
Congressional United Kingdom (UK) Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Romania Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Recycling Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus
FC Member
House Manufacturing Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Hazards Caucus
FC Member
India Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Bike Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Steel Caucus
FC Member
International Conservation Caucus (ICC)
FC Member
Congressional Election Integrity Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Border Security Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Prayer Caucus
Member
House Subcommittee on Health
FC Member
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
FC Member
House General Aviation Caucus
FC Member
Bipartisan Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism
FC Member
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC Member
Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
Member
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
FC Member
Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
FC Member
House Small Brewers Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
FC Member
Air Force Caucus (House)
FC Member
USO Caucus
FC Member
Congressional America 250 Caucus
FC Member
NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
Co-Chair
Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC Member
Congressional Boating Caucus
FC Member
Republican Study Committee (RSC)
FC Member
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
FC Member
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Bio
Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis is a Republican representing Florida's 12th Congressional District, which includes all of Citrus and Hernando counties and most of Pasco County. He was first elected to Congress on November 7, 2006. Gus serves as a Senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. He is the Chairman of the Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee. He is also a Senior Member of the Health Subcommittee and the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. With 75 bills he authored signed into law since 2015, Congressman Bilirakis was recently designated as the Most Effective Republican Lawmaker in the State of Florida by the Center for Effective Lawmaking at Vanderbilt University. Working in a bipartisan manner, his main priorities include controlling government spending, creating jobs for middle class Americans, finding ways for government to operate smaller and smarter, and lowering taxes. He is also committed to strengthening homeland security, improving education, increasing access to quality health care, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, protecting Veterans' benefits, ensuring the long-term viability of Social Security and Medicare, and improving emergency preparedness and response.
Election / Personal Info
First Elected:
2006
Next Election:
2024
Spouse:
Eva Lialios
DOB:
2/8/1963
Counties Representing
Hillsborough
Pasco
Pinellas