BILIRAKIS, GUS M

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BILIRAKIS, GUS M
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: Experience: House: District 12, 2007-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,057,011Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gus Michael Bilirakis

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Eva; 4 Children: Michael, Teddy, Manuel, Nicholas

Birth Date: 02/08/1963

Birth Place: Gainesville, FL

Home City: Palm Harbor, FL

Religion: Greek Orthodox

Education

JD, Stetson University, 1989

BA, Political Science, University of Florida, 1986

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 12, 2006-present

Senior Freshman Whip, Unites States House of Representatives, 2006-2008

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1999-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member

Veterans' Affairs, Vice Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present

Member, Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Hellenic-Israel Alliance, present

Co-Chair, House Community College Caucus, present

Co-Chair, House Congenital Heart Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Military Veterans' Caucus, present

Chair, Republican Policy Committee Veterans' Affairs Task Force, present

Former Member, Republican Whip Team

Former Member, Tea Party Caucus

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present

Member, Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Hellenic-Israel Alliance, present

Co-Chair, House Community College Caucus, present

Co-Chair, House Congenital Heart Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Military Veterans' Caucus, present

Chair, Republican Policy Committee Veterans' Affairs Task Force, present

Former Member, Republican Whip Team

Former Member, Tea Party Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Hellenic Education Progressive Association

Member, Clearwater Bar Association

Board Member, Congressional Award

Member, Elks Club

Member, Freemasons

Former Board Member, Hospice of Pasco/Hernando

Former Member, Levendia Dance and Culture Troupe

Member, Moose Lodge

Member, Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Member, Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee

Member, Tampa Bay Advisory Board, Greek Studies Program, University of Florida

Member, Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce

Member, Tarpon Springs Rotary Club

Member, West Pasco Chamber of Commerce

Additional Information

Awards:

113th Congress (2013)

ACU Conservative Award, The American Conservative Union

Legislator of the Year Award, Florida VFW

112th Congress (2011-2012)

Community Spirit Award, Tampa Bay Refugee Task Force

"Epiros" Olympias Honorary Award, Society of Epirotes of Florida

Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business

Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award for the State of Florida, Air Force Association

Pancyprian Association of Florida Annual Award, Pancyprian Association of Florida

Pericles Award, Order of AEHPA

11th Congress (2009-2010)

ACU Conservative Award, The American Conservative Union

Conservative Award, American Conservative Union

Distinguished Community Health Superhero Award, National Association of Community Health Centers

Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business

Legislative Leadership Award, BayCare Behavioral Health

L. Mendel Rivers Award of Excellence, Air Force Sergeants Association

Man of the Year Award, United Hellenic Voters of America

Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee

110th Congress (2007-2008)

"A in English" Award, U.S. English, Inc.

"Buck" Gillispie Congressional Award, Blinded American Veterans Foundation

Champion of National Security, Center for Security Policy

Friend of the Shareholder, American Shareholders Association

Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business

Guardian of Worker Freedom, Alliance for Worker Freedom

Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform

Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The Livanos Award, The National Coordinated Effort of Hellenes

Thomas Jefferson Award, Internation Foodservice Distributors Association

Upper Tampa Bay Cup Award, Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 148

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2836	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.1222	Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017	05/18/2017 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . (All Actions)
05/05/2017	H.R.2263	Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2183	Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2017	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1994	VETERAN Act	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1771	VA GORDIAN KNOT Act	04/04/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/28/2017	H.R.1749	VET CARE Act of 2017	03/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.Res.215	Expressing the fact that the House of Representatives supports the system for prescription drug coverage provided under part D of the Medicare program and believes that changes to such system should not be part of the American Health Care Act of 2017.	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.936	SPACE-A	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1389	Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1129	Student Visa Security Improvement Act	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1223	OPEN Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/21/2017	H.R.303	Retired Pay Restoration Act	02/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.1041	SHUT Act of 2017	02/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.879	Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	H.R.437	Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act	02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.1738	Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015	12/08/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 667. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.6011	ACA Premium Payment Verification Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/15/2016	H.R.6010	Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry Act of 2016	09/15/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
07/29/2016	H.R.3953	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4122 Madison Street, Elfers, Florida, as the "Private First Class Felton Roger Fussell Memorial Post Office".	07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-203. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)

Total: 1374

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/20/2016	H.R.4038	American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015	Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting
01/19/2016	H.R.4251	Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act
12/18/2015	H.R.4275	Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015
12/18/2015	H.R.4262	Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
12/18/2015	H.R.2820	Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
12/15/2015	H.Res.536	Supporting freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemning violations of press freedom and violence against journalists, bloggers, and individuals exercising their right to freedom of speech.	Passed	Yea
12/11/2015	H.R.4212	Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015
12/11/2015	H.R.4185	PACT Act of 2015
12/09/2015	H.R.158	Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
12/04/2015	H.R.4153	Educating to Prevent Eating Disorders Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.4152	Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.3999	American SAFE Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.22	FAST Act	Conference Report Agreed to (83-16, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting
12/01/2015	H.R.3459	Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
11/20/2015	H.R.4000	Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
11/19/2015	H.J.Res.72	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
11/19/2015	H.J.Res.71	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
11/18/2015	H.R.4065	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of the payment of a duty upon the sale of certain used yachts, and for other purposes.
11/17/2015	H.Res.530	Expressing support for the goals of "National Adoption Day" and "National Adoption Month" by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
11/16/2015	H.R.3222	Employee Rights Act

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