Candidate · U.S. House, District 12
Gus Michael Bilirakis
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 12th Congressional District (since 2013; in Congress since 2007)
- Occupation
- Congressman; attorney (estate planning)
Background
- Born in Gainesville, Florida. source: ballotpedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1986 and a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1989. source: ballotpedia.org
- Owned a law practice focused on estate planning. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served in the Florida House of Representatives, District 48, from 1999 to 2007. source: ballotpedia.org
- Represented Florida's 9th Congressional District from 2007 to 2013 and the 12th District since 2013. source: ballotpedia.org
- Bilirakis's father, Michael Bilirakis, held the seat for 20 years before him. source: wusf.org
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