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U.S. Representative for Florida’s 14th District

Kathy Castor

Democrat 10th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$4.9M raised · top PACs: Swing Left, National Association of Broadcasters, Aflac Breaks with Democrats most onGovernment Operations and Politics: broke on 6 of 17 party-line votes (35%; most Democrats: 6%)
96LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
19BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2007–now
19 years in CongressMore senior than 86% of the House
Committees
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party 3rd minority
  • Energy and Commerce 5th minority
Age
60

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date14527138467419
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2404641,23516

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 12% 7%
Health 27% 41%
Energy 10% 33%

StatementsBills

Words go to Health, Government Operations and Politics and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and Energy.

  • She talks most about: Health Care Coverage (Health), Cost of Living (Taxation), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Disaster Response (Emergency Management).
  • 27 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberEnergy SubcommitteeEnergy and Commerce
MemberSelect Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party3rd minority
MemberEnergy and Commerce Committee5th minority

Ranking member on the Energy Subcommittee, more senior than 86% of the House, in the minority.

  • 19 years in Congress: more senior than 86% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

22% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Castor.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

22% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Norton and Plaskett.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 24 · expected 18
Action in committee 3 · expected 3
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 287 of 433 in the House

0.43expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

1 of 24 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.43 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • On the move: H.R. 7305 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.43
Government Operations and Politics6 of 17
Economics and Public Finance2 of 48
Congress2 of 148

With her party on the other 9 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 96% of party-line votes, breaks 19 times (peer median 5), most on Government Operations and Politics.

  • Position: −0.43, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Government Operations and Politics 6 of 17, Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 38, Crime and Law Enforcement 2 of 24.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Castor$4.9M raised10%52%29%9%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

62% of what she raised came from individuals; 10% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$4.9M raised, 29% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 15.4 points.

110 PACs of the 175 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Health.

  1. Swing Left100% D
  2. National Association of Broadcasters45% D
  3. Aflac47% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

269 bills

Castor voted Yea on 27, Nay on 90, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 151 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.