Member brief No. FL-12
Reviewed October 31, 2026
FL-12 · Florida
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican. Trump won Florida in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.
- Age on Election Day 2028
- 65
- Born February 8, 1963.
- Lean
- R+7
- Lean Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
- In the House since
- 2007
- Served since January 4, 2007.
- Cash on hand
- $254K
- $254,246. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026
The 2026 race
- November 3, 2026
- Re-elected
Over Kimberly Overman (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.
- Primary
- Unopposed
No primary was held.
Also on the November ballot: Branden Scrivener (no party affiliation).
Endorsements, 2026
Endorsed: Donald Trump.
None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.
What a race here costs
TV: Tampa–St Petersburg–Sarasota, 2.22 million homes. The district is 15.3% of the market.
2026 primary: no primary held
2024 general: $398K spent, $0.92 a vote
In the House, 119th Congress
- Chair of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Committees: Energy and Commerce · Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
General-election outcomes
- 2024 vote share
- 71.04%
- Victory margin
- +42.08 pts
- Trump, 2024
- 66.89% · +34.58 pts
Margin 7.50 points above Trump. Vote share 4.15 points above.
2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Rock Aboujaoude, Jr.. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.
Money, past cycles
| Cycle | Raised | From individuals | Cash at year end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.6M | 51% | $75K |
| 2022 | $2.0M | 44% | $143K |
| 2024 | $1.8M | 33% | $121K |
Scorecards and grades
- Conservative average, out of 100
- 77.7
- Progressive average, out of 100
- 11.1 (LCV 8, Progressive Punch 5, Stop Corruption Now 20)
- IAP Action score, immigration
- 128, rank 60 of 431
- Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
- A
Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.