
Kathy Castor
U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th District
Democrat · Since 2007 · Next election: 2026 · Age 60
Last updated · 7 sources
Kathy Castor is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th District, a Democrat serving since 2007.
Castor has served in the House longer than 379 of its 438 other members and longer than 22 of Florida's 26 other House members.
Castor sits on 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Castor voted in 138 of 139 roll calls (99%). In that period, 57 bills Castor sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Castor has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 14 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 138 of 139 roll calls (99%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Castor voted with the majority of House Democrats on 126 roll calls and against it on 12.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 13)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Kathy Castor | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | No. 314 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 16 | No. 308 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Sep 15 | No. 298 | On Motion to Table H.Res. 1486Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Sep 3 | No. 295 | On Passage H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Sep 1 | No. 289 | On Agreeing to the Resolution H.Res. 1490Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
Legislation
27 bills sponsored and 375 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 10686 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot program to award grants to covered entities to support the design, development, facilitation, or implementation of community-based catastrophe insurance.
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R. 10701 To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate civil actions to recover certain civil penalties, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $2,337,999
- Spent
- $820,006
- Cash on hand
- $1,744,723
2026 election cycle, through Jul 29, 2026 · FEC H6FL11126
Florida senators
Rick ScottU.S. Senator for Florida · Republican
Ashley MoodyU.S. Senator for Florida · Republican
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)