Kathy Castor
FL-14 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age59 years old (Aug 20, 1966)
GenderFemale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundAttorney
EducationEmory University — B.A., Political Science (1988)
Notable personal detailsKatherine Anne "Kathy" Castor is an American politician and lawyer who has represented Florida’s 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. Before Congress, she served on the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (2002–2006) and previously ran for the Florida State Senate in 2000. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emory University (1988) and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law (1991).
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Kathy Castor supports tax and budget policies that increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy while protecting or expanding tax credits and investments for working- and middle-class families. She voted for and publicly praised the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits and corporate tax provisions and has criticized Republican proposals that would enact large tax cuts for the wealthy.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid-related coverage, increasing access to affordable care (including caps on insulin), and advancing federal programs to cover those in the Medicaid coverage gap; sponsors legislation to protect children’s continuous coverage and has urged permanent extension of ACA subsidies. No evidence found that she endorses single‑payer/Medicare‑for‑All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting asylum access and humane treatment for migrants, opposes family separations and harsh enforcement practices, and calls for immigration reform including changes to ICE oversight and legal pathways. Advocates for balancing border security with humanitarian obligations and reforming immigration systems to provide lawful options and protections for vulnerable migrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, including codifying the right to abortion (the Women’s Health Protection Act) and preserving access up to fetal viability; opposes state-imposed restrictive bans and supports protections for providers and patients.
Climate & Energy
Kathy Castor has led congressional climate efforts as chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and has supported legislation to reduce U.S. carbon emissions and expand clean energy investment, including backing net-zero-by-2050 goals and the Climate Action Now Act. Her approach embraces substantial federal climate action and clean-energy incentives while not endorsing abrupt bans on fossil fuels.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger federal gun-safety laws, including expanded universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, and has promoted legislation and actions aimed at reducing gun violence. Advocates for closing loopholes that allow prohibited persons to access firearms and for policies to prevent gun violence in communities and schools.
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