Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican
· FL-12 · 119th Congress
and Trade (Chair) · House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Influence Score
57.4
Moderately exposed
↑ +5.0
vs 118th (52.4)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
6.7
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,143,335
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.6
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.8
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
1.5
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$15,528 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$510 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $69K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 43.7 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 41.6 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 52.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 57.4 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
VETERANS AID PAC
Total money from this network
$984,390
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
1.5%
Amount from this network
$38,000
Total from all networks
$2,604,839
Networks contributing
424
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Who funds Bilirakis
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
95.9%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$2K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.15%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CERVELLO TECHNOLOGIES
$2K
GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM
$500
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER
$500
MODERNA
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
IGAS
$27K
LINCARE
$13K
HARBORLIGHT
$12K
SUNERGY SOLAR
$11K
NWTC
$11K
LINCARE
$11K
BALLARD
$9K
ROYAL BRUSH MANUFACTURING
$9K
AIRHEADS HVAC
$8K
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS
$8K
HOLLAND KNIGHT
$8K
AI LAB WATCH
$7K
AMSCOT
$7K
BAILEY AND LUMB
$7K
HYDROLOGIC DISTRIBUTION
$7K
LAGOS LAGOS PLL
$7K
REDWOOD RESEARCH
$7K
AIRHEADS HVAC
$7K
BAILEY AND LUMB
$7K
HOLLAND KNIGHT
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Gus M. Bilirakis comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
VETERANS AID PAC
$1.25M
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
34 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $45K to Gus M. Bilirakis across 39 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$45K
Shared contributors
34
Contributions
39
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $951 |
| 2024 | 20 | 21 | $33K |
| 2026 | 14 | 15 | $12K |
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Revolving Door
7 former staff members
who worked for Gus M. Bilirakis or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD HOAR | Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Education and the Workforce (2004-… | LOBBYIT.COM | 16 | 46 | 2023–2023 |
| DAVID PELUSO | Chief of Staff - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communicatio… | KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC | 13 | 14 | 2023–2025 |
| STEVEN TILTON | Health Policy Coordinator - Energy and Commerce Committee; Senior Policy Advisor… | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2023–2023 |
| ERIN MENDELSOHN | Health Policy Coordinator - Energy and Commerce Committee; Senior Policy Advisor… | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| JOE MILLADO | Staff assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Senior Policy Advisor - Congressman … | FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | 1 | 3 | 2023–2023 |
| RICHARD HOAR | Professional Staff Member (House Committee on Education & Workforce 2004-10); De… | THE GEO GROUP, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| LAUREN PFINGSTAG VAHEY | Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Angus S. King, Jr., 2013-2018 Legislati… | DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES | 1 | 5 | 2025–2025 |
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Gus M. Bilirakis sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required