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Gus M. Bilirakis's Campaign Funding and Committee Role

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By Christopher Smoot, Founder & Editor · Last verified against source: August 22, 2026

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Biography and Office

Born 1963.

Congressional service:

Committee Assignments

Why this matters: committee seats are where legislative influence actually happens -- they are frequently the direct explanation for which industries and interest groups direct money toward a given member.

Timeline

Who This Is

Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, a Republican representing Florida's 12th congressional district, has served in the U.S. House since 2007. He sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, chairs its Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, and also serves on the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. This profile separates his $685,792.85 in direct organizational and PAC contributions from $121,168.19 in supporting independent expenditures, for a combined estimated support of $806,961.04. No independent expenditures opposed him during the current cycle.

Top Organizational Funders (Current Cycle)

The largest direct donor is the Trump Bilirakis Victory Fund, which contributed three separate amounts totaling $62,386.23. Cool Master Pro LLC gave $6,600, a firm that appears to operate in the heating‑and‑cooling or equipment sector. The Bilirakis Dunn Victory Fund added $6,548.71, another personal‑affiliated fund. Corporate and trade‑association PACs each contributed $5,000, including the American Society of Travel Advisors Inc. PAC (travel industry), The Home Depot, Inc. PAC (home‑improvement retail), and the Auto Care Association PAC (automotive sector). Independent expenditure activity came exclusively from veteran‑focused groups, with the United Veterans Alliance of America PAC spending $2,623.71 and Veterans Aid PAC spending roughly $11,347 in support of Bilirakis.

Funding Pattern

Pattern observation: Bilirakis’s role on the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over manufacturing, trade, and health‑care issues, aligns with contributions from the Auto Care Association PAC, Home Depot PAC, and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings PAC, all of which operate in sectors regulated by the committee. The travel‑advisor PAC and the broadcasting NABPAC also fall under the committee’s oversight of commerce and communications. His personal victory funds dominate the contribution landscape, reflecting a strong intra‑campaign fundraising base. Veteran‑focused Super PACs provided supportive independent expenditures, consistent with his subcommittee work on trade and manufacturing that can affect veteran employment, but no opposing outside spending was recorded. Because no tracked bill votes are available, the record does not show direct legislative alignment or divergence with any particular donor’s interests. Overall, the funding mix shows a concentration of support from industry groups that intersect with his committee jurisdiction and from veteran advocacy groups, while opposition spending is absent.

Contribution data sourced from FEC.gov public records. Campaign contributions to registered PACs are legal and regulated; this page reports facts without implying wrongdoing. The "Funding Pattern" section is AI-synthesized analysis, read, edited where needed, and approved by a human editor before publication. Full methodology: Editorial & Methodology.

Recent Voting Record

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