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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-12
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Gus Michael Bilirakis
Republican
Incumbent
Gus Bilirakis chairs the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and is a senior member of that committee's health and communications and technology subcommittees, per his official House biography, which says he has authored 78 provisions signed into law and was ranked the 31st most effective lawmaker in Congress by Vanderbilt University's Center for Effective Lawmaking. First elected in 2006, he represents Citrus and Hernando counties and most of Pasco County. His campaign site highlights $585 million in federal disaster recovery funding he secured for Pasco County and his Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, which would create a $10,000 above the line tax deduction for homeowners insurance premiums.
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Kimberly Overman
Democratic
Certified Financial Planner and small business owner who served as a Hillsborough County Commissioner from 2018 to 2022, including a term as commission chair, and led county pandemic response efforts supporting small businesses, childcare providers and affordable housing, per her campaign site. Creative Loafing Tampa and Florida Politics reported she shifted from CD 15 to CD 12 after the new map placed her home in the redrawn district.
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Branden Scrivener
No Party Affil
Branden Scrivener appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-12, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the state's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Branden Scrivener.
About this race
Florida's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Florida primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.