US Midterms 2026
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Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who entered the U.S. House in 2007 and has represented Florida's 12th congressional district since 2013, faces Democrat Kimberly Overman, a former Hillsborough County commissioner, in 2026.
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Gus Bilirakis was born on February 8, 1963, in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Tarpon Springs, the son of Evelyn (née Miaoulis) and Michael Bilirakis. He is the grandson of Greek immigrants, and from a young age he worked in his grandfather's local bakery.
He graduated from Tarpon Springs High School and St. Petersburg Junior College, earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Florida in 1986 and received his J.D. from the Stetson University College of Law in 1989. He was an intern for President Ronald Reagan.
Bilirakis took over the Bilirakis Law Group, a probate and estate planning practice, from his father, who served in Congress from 1983 to 2007, and he helped run his father's campaigns. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives from the 48th district in 1998 and served until 2006, chairing panels including Crime Prevention, Public Safety Appropriations, and the Economic Development, Trade, & Banking Committee.
When his father announced his retirement in 2006, Bilirakis ran to succeed him in what was then the 9th district and defeated Hillsborough County Commissioner Phyllis Busansky with 55% of the vote. He entered Congress in 2007 and, after redistricting, has represented the 12th district since 2013.
On the Committee on Energy and Commerce he chaired the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce in the 118th Congress. He is co-chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, and in February 2013 he and Representative Ted Deutch formed the Congressional Hellenic-Israeli Alliance.
Gus Bilirakis is seeking re-election in Florida's 12th congressional district, which he won with 71.0% of the vote in 2024, and he is the Republican nominee after Samantha June withdrew from the primary.
His Democratic opponent is Kimberly Overman, a former Hillsborough County commissioner who previously ran in the 15th district and won the Democratic primary with 52.7% of the vote over Darren McAuley. Independent Branden Scrivener has also declared. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
