Kathy Castor

Democrat Representative of Florida's 14th district

  • Representative

    Florida, district 14

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-3376

@USRepKCastor

castor.house.gov

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9

Congresses Served

9

House Terms

August 20, 1966 (58 years old)

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  • American politician and lawyer
  • Has been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007
  • Initially represented Florida’s 11th congressional district, now represents the 14th
  • First elected to the House in 2006 and has been reelected seven times
  • Daughter of former Florida state senator and education commissioner Betty Castor
  • Born in Miami, raised in Tampa
  • Holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Emory University and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law
  • Worked primarily in public administration law after law school
  • Served on the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2006, focusing on health care
  • Was the only Democratic member of Congress from Florida to vote against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
  • Supported withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and redeployment from Afghanistan
  • Called the GI Bill for the 21st century one of the most important pieces of legislation she has cosponsored
  • Has been interested in health care throughout her political career, championed legislation to allow low-income families with overdue medical bills to be eligible for student loans
  • Supports comprehensive immigration reform and applauded President Obama’s 2014 announcement on immigration accountability executive action
  • Chairs the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, credited as a driving force behind the movement for federal funding for climate issues
  • Supports same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, was the lone commissioner to vote against a ban on gay pride activities in Hillsborough County in 2005
  • Advocates for gun control, participated in a sit-in to demand action following the Pulse nightclub shooting
  • Voted to impeach President Donald Trump in December 2019
  • Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 Hamas attack
  • Holds committee assignments in the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • Co-chairs several caucuses including the Special Operations Caucus, Academic Medicine Caucus, and Children’s Health Care Caucus
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  • Advocates for education, healthcare, climate change action, LGBT rights, comprehensive immigration reform, and gun control policies