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2 unusual facts about Gus Bilirakis


East Lake, Pinellas County, Florida

It is represented in the U.S. House of representatives by Gus Bilirakis.

Michael Bilirakis

His son, Gus, a Florida state representative, defeated Democrat Phyllis Busansky in the 2006 congressional race for the elder Bilirakis's House seat.


Carl Zimmermann

In 2006, when incumbent Republican State Representative Gus Bilirakis vacated his House seat due to term limits and ran for Congress, Zimmermann ran to succeed him in the 48th District, which included a few precincts in Pasco County and northern Pinellas County.


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