Kathy Castor

Democrat Representative, District 14, Florida

18 bills270 cosponsored643 votes recorded

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Education

“Castor is a graduate of Tampa’s Chamberlain High School, Emory University and Florida State University College of Law.” source

Career

“a land use/environmental attorney representing local governments” source
“as a land use/environmental attorney” source
“She is the former President of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers and partner in a statewide law firm.” source
“She started her professional legal career with the Florida Department of Community Affairs” source

Public service

“Before her election to Congress, Castor served as a Hillsborough County Commissioner” source

Legislation

HR 10110sponsor

Housing Price Transparency Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-08-17

HR 9944cosponsor

To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-23

HR 9941cosponsor

To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-23

HR 9874cosponsor

Voting Record

277 yea353 nay11 missed2 present

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Passed (214-208)

yea2026-07-23

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Passed (232-188)

nay2026-07-23

H R 8800

Agreed to (221-210)

nay2026-07-22

H R 8800

Failed (207-224)

nay2026-07-22

The 2026 race

Full race

Current candidates reconstructed from state election-authority records. Certification or a complete final ballot list is still pending.

Kevin M. SteeleRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified
$2.6M raised
Kathy CastorFlorida democratic party· state primary qualified
$2.3M raised
Bea ValentiRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified
$220K raised
John PetersRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified
$203K raised
Ergin "Batman" TekRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified
$42K raised
Michael MarcelRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified
$19K raised

Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Communications and Technology
Energy

House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Activity Timeline

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HR 10110: Housing Price Transparency Act

sponsor

2026-08-17

legislation

HR 9941: To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

cosponsor

2026-07-23

legislation

HR 9944: To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-07-23

legislation

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

yea

2026-07-23

vote

Service History

House, Dist. 142025-01-03, 2027-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142023-01-03, 2025-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142021-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142019-01-03, 2021-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142017-01-03, 2019-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142015-01-06, 2017-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 142013-01-03, 2015-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 112011-01-05, 2013-01-03

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VotesTracked · 643
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CommitteesTracked · 5
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“First elected in 2006”

“she represents Florida’s 14th Congressional District” source

Family

“Castor and her husband have two daughters.” source

Also stated

“chair of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission” source
“the first woman to represent both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in Congress” source

Quoted verbatim from this lawmaker's official House or Senate site. Passages are selected automatically; the wording is the office's own, unedited.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

HR 9843sponsor

To amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-07-22

HR 9808cosponsor

No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-21

HCONRES 114cosponsor

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-07-21

HR 9699cosponsor

To require the Department of Health and Human Services to release documents, communications, and other information relating to most favored nation pricing agreements and other private or confidential drug pricing deals struck with manufacturers, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-15

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HR 9647cosponsor

To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

2026-07-13

HRES 1427cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-07-13

HR 9340cosponsor

Ratepayer Protection Act

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.

2026-06-18

HJRES 197sponsor

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-06-18

HRES 1364cosponsor

Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-06-11

HR 9289cosponsor

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-06-11

HR 9255cosponsor

To establish requirements with respect to the sale of timeshares to improve acquisition transparency, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-06-10

HRES 1342cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-04

HRES 1337sponsor

Recognizing the contributions of academic medicine and observing Academic Medicine Week from June 8 through 12, 2026.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-06-03

HR 9084sponsor

To increase transparency relating to the Department of Energy's authorizations of certain nuclear facilities.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

2026-06-02

HR 9094cosponsor

To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain freezes or cold weather conditions.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-06-02

HR 9021cosponsor

To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-05-22

H R 8800

Agreed to (232-199)

H R 8800

Failed (175-254)

nay2026-07-22

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Failed (213-216)

yea2026-07-22

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Passed (216-212)

nay2026-07-22

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Stop Insider Trading Act

Failed (211-218)

yea2026-07-22

Stop Insider Trading Act

Passed (232-198)

yea2026-07-22

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036

Passed (216-214)

nay2026-07-22

Value Over Cost Act

Passed (421-1)

yea2026-07-21

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

Passed (213-209)

nay2026-07-21

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

Passed (214-211)

nay2026-07-21

H R 8800

Failed (65-361)

nay2026-07-21

Libertarian party of florida· state general qualified

Gavriel E. SorianoRepublican party of florida· state primary qualified

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Plus 4 more filers with smaller totals.

Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections. State-authority record. Synced daily.

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

nay

HR 9843: To amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-07-22

legislation

HR 9874: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-07-22

legislation

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-22

vote

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H R 8800

nay

2026-07-22

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-22

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-22

vote

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

yea

2026-07-22

vote

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

nay

2026-07-22

vote

Stop Insider Trading Act

yea

2026-07-22

vote

Stop Insider Trading Act

yea

2026-07-22

vote

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036

nay

2026-07-22

vote

HR 9808: No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026

cosponsor

2026-07-21

legislation

HCONRES 114: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

cosponsor

2026-07-21

legislation

Value Over Cost Act

yea

2026-07-21

vote

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

nay

2026-07-21

vote

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

nay

2026-07-21

vote

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House, Dist. 112009-01-06, 2011-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 112007-01-04, 2009-01-03Democrat

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