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Kathy Castor

U.S. Representative, FL-14

Democratic Florida since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, FL-14 current
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-14
Florida
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-14
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-11
Florida
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-11
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District FL-11
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-11
Florida
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, FL-11
Florida
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District FL-11
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.434, social dim. 0.080. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act Yea Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Nay Dec 18, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Yea Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act Nay Dec 18, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act Yea Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act Nay Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act Nay Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act Nay Dec 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act Nay Dec 17, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act Yea Dec 17, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act Nay Dec 17, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act Yea Dec 17, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act Nay Dec 17, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 64 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. Yea Dec 17, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 61 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… Yea Dec 17, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… Nay Dec 17, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… Nay Dec 17, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 Nay Dec 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 Yea Dec 16, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act Nay Dec 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act Yea Dec 16, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… Nay Dec 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… Nay Dec 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other… Yea Dec 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 284 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act Yea Dec 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,005 recorded contributions totalling $1,276,586. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 89 of 1005 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Corporate PAC 43 $215,000 17%
Big donor 41 $114,450 9%
Super PAC 5 $1,042 0%
Unclassified 916 $946,094 74%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$5,000 LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Nov 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ACT BLUE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 15, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 340B HEALTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Oct 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DRIVE COMMITTEE CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Oct 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Oct 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Oct 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Today, we celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S. and honor the resilience, courage, and contributions of generations of Black Americans. Juneteenth is a reminder that freedom and justice are not self-executing. We must remain committed to the ongoing pursuit of equality +…
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