Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, FL-14

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Kathy CastorDEMDemocrat United States Representative, FL-14
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Katherine Anne Castor (KASS-tər; born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is based in Tampa. A Democrat, Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission. The daughter of former Florida state senator, president of the University of South Florida, and Florida education commissioner Betty Castor, Kathy Castor was born in Miami and raised in Tampa. She graduated from Emory College and the Florida State University College of Law. After law school, Castor primarily worked in public administration law. She was first elected to the House in 2006 and has been reelected seven times.

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Campaign Funding

20
18
$757,607
Total Raised
$658,645
Total Spent
$740,404
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Health Professionals$120,466
40%
Misc Issues$49,150
34%
Lawyers/Law Firms$41,201
27%
Retired$32,388
24%
Real Estate$28,966
21%
Public Sector Unions$26,000
18%
Hospitals/Nursing Homes$22,240
17%
Insurance$20,675
17%
Sea Transport$20,200
16%
Telecom Services$20,000
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Florida State University
JD Law
1991
Emory University
BA Political Science
1988
Chamberlain High School, Tampa, Florida
Attended
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Florida
2013 - Current
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Florida
2007 - 2013
Member
Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners
2002 - 2006
Former Assistant General Counsel
Florida Department of Community Affairs
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Former Chair
Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
Former President
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Member
House Energy and Commerce Committee
2009 - Current
Chair
former Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Co-Chair
the bipartisan Cuba Working Group
Co-Chair
Children’s Health Care Caucus
Co-Chair
Academic Medicine Caucus
Co-Chair
Air Force Caucus
Co-chair
the Special Operations Forces Caucus
Former Member
Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee
Former Member
Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Former Member
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Member
Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce, Energy and Commerce Committee
Ranking Member
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee
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