TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The campaign to re-elect Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis today announced that Bilirakis has successfully collected enough signed petition cards from his supporters to become an official Republican candidate for Florida’s 9th Congressional District.

TARPON SPRINGS, FL -- Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis's re-election campaign today announced the hiring of Nick Hansen, who will spearhead the campaign's grassroots and political organizing efforts.

TARPON SPRINGS, FL -- Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis today announced the launch of his new campaign website, which boasts several informational, multimedia and social networking resources to help voters learn more about his work on behalf of the constituents of Florida's 9th Congressional District.

Gus has introduced legislation that would create a national grant program to assist U.S. states and territories in setting up a Silver Alert program.

The Navy Times highlighted Congressman Bilirakis's legislative effort to raise basic military pay by 3.9% in 2009.

Today, in Louisiana's Daily Advertiser, a veteran of the U.S. Navy writes about a piece of legislation introduced by Gus that would "would repeal the concurrent-receipt law" and end the current policy of discrimination against disabled veterans who "have been required by law to forfeit a portion of their retired pay equal to the amount of disability compensation received."