Michael Bilirakis is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing Florida's 9th congressional district.
Clifford Bundy Stearns Sr. is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
President George W. Bush with Stearns at the 2005 State of the Union Address
In 2009, Stearns, a co-chair of the Congressional Air Force Caucus, led a delegation to Afghanistan, where he met with Haji Abdul Jabbar, the district governor of Arghandab district. Jabbar was assassinated by the Taliban in 2010.
Stearns with College of Central Florida students, 2013