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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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 2 Environment & Energy 1 Healthcare 1

Offices & terms

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

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 8365 Monitor Accountability Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-172	May 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll172 US-GOV-PD
HR 5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-171	May 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll171 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 75 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-170	May 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll170 US-GOV-PD
HR 6260 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-169	May 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll169 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-168	May 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll168 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1259 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-167	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll167 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1251 Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-166	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll166 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 96 Expressing support for law enforcement officers.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-165	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll165 US-GOV-PD
HR 1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-164	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll164 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-163	May 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll163 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-162	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll162 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1274 Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-161	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll161 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-160	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll160 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1275 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-159	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll159 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-158	May 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll158 US-GOV-PD
HR 2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-157	May 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll157 US-GOV-PD
HR 2071 Save Our Shrimpers Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-156	May 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll156 US-GOV-PD
S 4465 A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-155	Apr 30, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll155 US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-154	Apr 30, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll154 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-153	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll153 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-152	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll152 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-151	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll151 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-150	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll150 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-149	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll149 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-148	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll148 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$1,166,739	$1,290,979	$226,730	$0	$-2,754	—	$1,169,493

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 12, 2023–Dec 17, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 8:38 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,275,544	$0	$1,275,544

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 14, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 1, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 14, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	DRIVE COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 15, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ACT BLUE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 27, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 18, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 15, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	340B HEALTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	CASTOR FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 11, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$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	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$1,042 (5 records)	Aug 12, 2024–Oct 28, 2024 · as of Oct 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD