Kathy Castor
Democratic · FL · U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district
Kathy Castor has represented the Tampa Bay area in Congress since 2007. She serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and focuses on jobs, healthcare costs, energy, infrastructure, and education.
Where Kathy Castor stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (9 records), Environment and Public Health (10 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose), U.S.-Israel Ties (3 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 14
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $2,337,999
- Spent
- $820,006
- Cash on hand
- $1,744,723
- Debts
- $0
PAC money by interest
Healthcare · 40 PACs$141,000
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC$7,500
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$7,500
- SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
- and 35 more
Labor unions · 19 PACs$86,500
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
- and 14 more
Insurance · 17 PACs$69,000
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC)$7,500
- WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC$7,500
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$5,000
- and 12 more
Phone, cable, and internet companies · 10 PACs$68,000
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
- NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$10,000
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$9,000
- and 5 more
Oil, gas, and energy · 19 PACs$54,500
Donations sent through groups
Pro-Israel group that lobbies for U.S. military aid to Israel. It backs pro-Israel candidates from both parties. · aipac.org · aipac.org · fec.gov
- EMILYS LIST$4,800
Group that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights. · emilyslist.org · fec.gov
- SPIKE PAC$4,500
PAC run by Rep. Lori Trahan, a Massachusetts Democrat. It helps fund other candidates' campaigns. · fec.gov · fec.gov
TV and radio station owners' PAC. Its trade group fights new music royalty fees on radio and wants AM radio kept in cars. · nab.org · nab.org · fec.gov
Online donation service. Donors and groups use it to send money to many candidates at once. · democracyengine.com · fec.gov
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Introduced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act requiring utility regulators to prevent households and small businesses from subsidizing new data-center power and grid costs.
June 19, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 9 support
Introduced the Drug Deal Disclosure Act to require public disclosure and independent review of White House prescription-drug pricing agreements with manufacturers.
July 15, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for a bipartisan final appropriations package that funded medical research, energy assistance, veterans, schools, infrastructure, and Tampa-area community projects.
January 22, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the ENROLL Act to restore Affordable Care Act Navigator funding for consumer outreach, plan comparison, and enrollment assistance.
June 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act to support state review committees, address disparities, and improve maternal care.
March 6, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, reduced prescription-drug and health-insurance costs, and projected roughly $300 billion in deficit reduction.
August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final House passage of the American Rescue Plan, including pandemic aid, expanded child tax credits, health funding, school support, and small-business relief.
March 10, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Had the bipartisan ACE Kids Act signed into law after leading the measure to coordinate Medicaid care for children with complex medical conditions.
April 18, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization that expanded affordable coverage for children; it was signed into law.
February 4, 2009Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 10 support
Introduced the Advancing Grid-Enhancing Technologies Act to expand the capacity and reliability of existing power lines while reducing upgrade costs.
April 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production off Florida's coast.
April 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bicameral legislation to accelerate energy-project connections to the electric grid, improve reliability, and reduce consumer costs.
April 18, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led the Select Committee's final climate report documenting more than 300 recommendations enacted and identifying further work on transmission, resilience, conservation, health, and labor standards.
December 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, reduced prescription-drug and health-insurance costs, and projected roughly $300 billion in deficit reduction.
August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Had her Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support integration of local clean-energy resources.
November 15, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led release of the House Select Committee's Climate Crisis Action Plan, a roadmap for clean-energy jobs, pollution reduction, resilience, conservation, and environmental justice.
June 30, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Was appointed chair of the new House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
December 28, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Won final congressional passage of her provisions requiring federal-building energy-use benchmarking and a federal study of benchmarking practices.
April 21, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the RESTORE Act directing 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines from the BP disaster toward Gulf Coast economic and environmental restoration.
June 29, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Led the Select Committee's final climate report documenting more than 300 recommendations enacted and identifying further work on transmission, resilience, conservation, health, and labor standards.
December 14, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led release of the House Select Committee's Climate Crisis Action Plan, a roadmap for clean-energy jobs, pollution reduction, resilience, conservation, and environmental justice.
June 30, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Sent a congressional oversight request seeking federal investigation of alleged diversion of $10 million in Medicaid-related settlement funds through the Hope Florida Foundation and political committees.
August 31, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Had the bipartisan ACE Kids Act signed into law after leading the measure to coordinate Medicaid care for children with complex medical conditions.
April 18, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Won final congressional passage of her provisions requiring federal-building energy-use benchmarking and a federal study of benchmarking practices.
April 21, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Sent a congressional oversight request seeking federal investigation of alleged diversion of $10 million in Medicaid-related settlement funds through the Hope Florida Foundation and political committees.
August 31, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, reduced prescription-drug and health-insurance costs, and projected roughly $300 billion in deficit reduction.
August 12, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support
Voted against final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the ENROLL Act to restore Affordable Care Act Navigator funding for consumer outreach, plan comparison, and enrollment assistance.
June 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final House passage of the American Rescue Plan, including pandemic aid, expanded child tax credits, health funding, school support, and small-business relief.
March 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization that expanded affordable coverage for children; it was signed into law.
February 4, 2009Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Introduced the bipartisan Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act to support state review committees, address disparities, and improve maternal care.
March 6, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Introduced the bipartisan Finding ORE Act to strengthen international critical-mineral mapping and reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities for defense, semiconductor, automotive, and energy industries.
April 17, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for final House passage of the American Rescue Plan, including pandemic aid, expanded child tax credits, health funding, school support, and small-business relief.
March 10, 2021Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 2 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Finding ORE Act to strengthen international critical-mineral mapping and reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities for defense, semiconductor, automotive, and energy industries.
April 17, 2025Supports Foreign Trade
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support
Introduced the Drug Deal Disclosure Act to require public disclosure and independent review of White House prescription-drug pricing agreements with manufacturers.
July 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act requiring utility regulators to prevent households and small businesses from subsidizing new data-center power and grid costs.
June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the RESTORE Act directing 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines from the BP disaster toward Gulf Coast economic and environmental restoration.
June 29, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Introduced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act requiring utility regulators to prevent households and small businesses from subsidizing new data-center power and grid costs.
June 19, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for a bipartisan final appropriations package that funded medical research, energy assistance, veterans, schools, infrastructure, and Tampa-area community projects.
January 22, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Advancing Grid-Enhancing Technologies Act to expand the capacity and reliability of existing power lines while reducing upgrade costs.
April 8, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bicameral legislation to accelerate energy-project connections to the electric grid, improve reliability, and reduce consumer costs.
April 18, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Had her Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support integration of local clean-energy resources.
November 15, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led release of the House Select Committee's Climate Crisis Action Plan, a roadmap for clean-energy jobs, pollution reduction, resilience, conservation, and environmental justice.
June 30, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Was listed by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund as an endorsed incumbent for Florida's 14th District in the 2026 general election; the current endorsement page was reviewed on this date.
September 20, 2026
Source: lcv.org · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Was an original cosponsor of the Travel Promotion Act, which created a national program to encourage international tourism and was signed into law.
March 4, 2010
Source: castor.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Kathy Castor is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 14 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 14 (120th Congress), Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched September 20, 2026.