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Common Ground Scorecard for Gus Bilirakis

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U.S. House

Gus Bilirakis (FL-12 - R)

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Bilirakis has represented Florida in the House since 1982. He succeeded his father, Michael, who served from 1983 until he retired in 2007. The father-son duo also share legislative priorities, including energy, commerce, and veteran affairs. Bilirakis is noted for his bipartisan approach to lawmaking. Bilirakis has said his Greek heritage is of great importance to him.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Gus Bilirakis)

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Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Common Ground Score is

100
*Common Ground Maverick*
Champion

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
20
Personal ActionsMAX 30
30
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
20
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Common Ground Score History for Gus Bilirakis

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky for a conversation on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier's Common Ground segment as well as on Bret Baier's Common Ground podcast. Visited the district of Democratic Congressman Mike Levin and hosted Rep. Levin in his district. Also visited the district of Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist and hosted him as well. Had multiple public conversations with Democratic Congressman Mike Levin and Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist on veterans issues as well as a public conversation with Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on privacy. Member of a common ground focused caucus.

Communications Commentary

"While I am never willing to compromise my principles, I do believe in working together to find common ground. I will continue this approach as I work to address the serious challenges facing our nation."

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground in an op-ed focused on civility and bipartisanship saying, "I’m a proud conservative, but I also respect all people regardless of their political views, and believe I can learn something from other people’s life experiences and perspectives. I remain committed to looking for areas where we can find common ground... Our democracy cannot function without pragmatic, accomplished problem solvers. The people of my district want Congress to work together... When we move beyond fear-mongering and name-calling, there is no limit to what our nation can accomplish."

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