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Bilirakis re-elected in 9th District
Wednesday, 05 November 2008

The Tampa Tribune - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis coasted to victory and a second term Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Bill Mitchell, a 61-year-old employment lawyer from Carrollwood.

 
Tampa Tribune endorses Gus Bilirakis
Thursday, 16 October 2008

Bilirakis, who served eight years in Florida's House of Representatives, is a genuinely humble politician willing to reach across the aisle to get things done. He is not a rubber stamp for his party or the Bush administration, having bucked both the president and his leadership in voting against the Wall Street rescue plan.

 
National Silver Alert Act includes Bilirakis grant program
Thursday, 25 September 2008

On September 18, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation (H.R. 6064) that includes key portions of a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) to create a federal grant program to help states establish silver alert notification systems to help find missing seniors. 

 
The Tampa Tribune | Bilirakis Is Homeland Security Watchdog
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
By Billy House, The Tampa Tribune


WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor has been picked to be his party's top congressional watchdog over the Department of Homeland Security.

Bilirakis is to be named today as the ranking Republican on the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight.

 
St. Pete Times: It's like father, like son for Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Tuesday, 28 October 2008

WASHINGTON — Shortly after Rep. Gus Bilirakis took his seat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the Democratic chairman pulled him aside.

Back when Republicans were in charge, Rep. Bob Filner told him, Bilirakis' father worked with him to make headway on veterans issues despite opposition from the conservative Republican who then was chairman.

Filner was, in his own words, touched.

"I took it as a kindly thing. Congress doesn't see a lot of kindly things," he said.

So when Bilirakis was elected in 2006 to replace his father, Mike, "I said look, your dad gave a lot … and I want to say thank you to your dad by helping you," Filner recalled. "So that's what we've been doing."

 
TV Spot: 'Remember Us' Commercial
Sunday, 19 October 2008
 

Gus wins second term with 62% of the vote!

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