Gus Bilirakis

known as "Gus"
b. 1963-02-08 , Gainesville, FL
represents FL-09
Republican,
Official website

Education: J.D., Stetson University College of Law, 1987-1989 B.A., Political Science, University of Florida, 1983-1986 Attended, Saint Petersburg Junior College.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 123,016 (56.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$825,551	^(#224)
Spent	46%	^(#384)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	74%	^(#50)
From PACs	22%	^(#457)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	17	^(#358)
Total cost	$20,915,000	^(#350)
Received	17	^(#340)
Total cost	$17,804,600	^(#335)

Bills

Co-sponsored	179	^(#512)
Introduced	22	^(#418)
Debated	1	^(#472)
Enacted	0	^(#435)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	5 times		^(#256)
Avg. length	692 words		^(#348)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	46% right-wing		^(#146)
Predictable	91%		^(#356)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
National Association of Realtors	87% (7/8 votes)
Public Citizen	87% (7/8 votes)
National Retail Federation	80% (4/5 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	66% (4/6 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	66% (4/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	66% (4/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	64% (9/14 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	60% (3/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	33% (2/6 votes)
NAACP	28% (2/7 votes)
American Nurses Association	20% (1/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	9% (1/11 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 412250 (GovTrack), N00027462 (OpenSecrets), B001257 (Congressional Bio), 20758 (ICPSR), 17318 (Vote Smart), H6FL09070 (FEC)