# Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 14th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 14th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001066
- FEC candidate IDs: H6FL11126, H6FL11134

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001066 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

14% of Castor’s statements use bipartisan language, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 9.8%).

## What Castor says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,385 classified statements: 1,033 posts on X, 203 press releases, 81 Congressional Record speeches, 68 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Castor | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.0% | 6.6% | 64 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 30.0% | 27.5% | 92 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.1% | 73.2% | 151 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.1% | 9.8% | 32 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 24.0% | 22.7% | 83 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.9% | 40 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 42% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 28% (House Democrats 20%); Energy 22% (House Democrats 5.3%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.01), from 2,424 donors and 7,394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 95.9% (96.4%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An 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 · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 381. 3.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 97 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10540: 21st Century FTC Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10540
- H.R. 10110: Housing Price Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-08-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10110
- H.R. 9843: Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9843
- H.J.Res. 197: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/197
- H.Res. 1337: Recognizing the contributions of academic medicine and observing Academic Medicine Week from June 8 through 12, 2026. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1337
- H.R. 9084: Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9084
- H.R. 8923: At HOME Services Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8923
- H.R. 8651: Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8651
- H.R. 7305: Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7305
- H.R. 6620: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage… (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6620

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-27 · Newsletter · *CORRECTED* Have you voted yet? · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · Have you voted yet? · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2113701073756037234
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2113056151646416981
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2112344655065161795
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2112382062233522460
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2112384360947012053
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2112568917730181375
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2112645337441587470
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/USRepKCastor/status/2111095190026965394

## Links

- Official site: https://castor.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/USRepKCastor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCastor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usrepkathycastor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepKathyCastor
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001066

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001066