Politician
Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6FL09070
Gus Bilirakis (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Florida 12th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $440K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
53%
$4.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$528K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
53% of Gus Bilirakis's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida 12th District | $2.3M | 53% | $440K / $0 | – | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Florida 12th District | $1.8M | 60% | $10K / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 12th District | $2.0M | 52% | $25K / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 12th District | $1.6M | 49% | $53K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.8MTrade group $924KMembership $614KOther $310KLeadership PAC $170KUnion $19KSuper PAC $18K
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Cvs Health PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Pc Employee PAC Aka Hallway PAC FederalCorporate$10K
- American College of Radiation Oncology, Inc. Political Action Commitee (Acro PAC)Membership$10K
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Political Participation CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pfizer Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Affordable Floridafor $404K
- Veterans Aid PACfor $68K
- Save American Freedomfor $35K
- United Veterans Alliance of America PACfor $14K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $6K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 24 times (77%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $68K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $220K$95K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $220K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $68K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $95K$109K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $109K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $109K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $1.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $68K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $91K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $95K$1.1M$109K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $1.1M | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $68K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Gus Bilirakis's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
David PelusoFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Executive Assi…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp, Fuels America, Google Client Services, LLC and 4 more · via Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC
Shayne WoodsFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Assistant, Sen. Tim Scott; Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Now lobbies for Amgen · via Alpine Group Partners, LLC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Gus Bilirakis's 2026 campaign?
- Gus Bilirakis (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Florida 12th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $440K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Gus Bilirakis?
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($12K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Pc Employee PAC Aka Hallway PAC Federal ($10K), American College of Radiation Oncology, Inc. Political Action Commitee (Acro PAC) ($10K), Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Political Participation Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Gus Bilirakis's race?
- Affordable Florida ($404K for), Save American Freedom ($35K for) in 2026.
- How much has Gus Bilirakis raised across elections?
- $2.3M in 2026, $1.8M in 2024, $2.0M in 2022, $1.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.