Kathy Castor is Tampa Bay’s voice in the U.S. Congress. First elected in 2006, she represents Florida’s 14th Congressional District, which includes Tampa and St. Petersburg, as well as parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. She is the first woman to represent both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in Congress.

 

Castor focuses on issues vital to Tampa Bay Area families and businesses and is committed to building a stronger economy that works for everyone. She has delivered resources and support for skills and technical training, more affordable housing, critical infrastructure projects, and education initiatives. She has championed legislation in Congress to lower health care costs and lower electric bills.

 

As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy Subcommittee, she is a leader in Congress in advancing energy policies that lower costs for American families. She additionally serves on the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and Communications and Technology Subcommittees. She also serves as a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. From 2019-2022, she chaired the former House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Throughout her time in Congress, she has worked on initiatives to create jobs, protect the environment and consumers, improve schools, ensure Veterans receive the benefits and care they have earned, provide access to affordable health care and defend protections for people with preexisting health conditions.

 

Providing better-paying jobs for the Tampa Bay region is Castor's number one priority. She has successfully fought to bring new, good-paying job opportunities to the region’s small businesses and large economic engines, including Port Tampa Bay, the University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa International Airport, MacDill Air Force Base and federally-qualified community health centers.