• CASTOR, KATHY
Experience: House: District 14, 2007-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $531,204Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Kathy Castor
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Bill; 2 Children: Julia, Chrissy
    Birth Date: 08/22/1966
    Birth Place: Miami, FL
    Home City: Tampa, FL
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
    BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 14, 2007-present
    Member, Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, 2002-2006
    Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 13, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee
    Former Member, Environmental Protection Committee, Hillsborough County

Professional Experience

    Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Community Affairs
    Attorney, Private Practice

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Additional Information

Awards:

    Tampa Bay Business Journal's Woman of the Year in Government (2005)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 76
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/19/2017 H.R.2002 Florida Coastal Protection Act 04/19/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
04/12/2017 H.Res.255 Commemorating the 30th anniversary of United States Special Operations Command. 04/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4393 Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.R.5955 Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act of 2016 09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
03/21/2016 H.R.4774 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act 03/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/10/2015 H.Con.Res.60 Expressing the sense of Congress that female athletes be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap. 07/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/06/2015 H.R.1197 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2015 03/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/15/2015 H.R.2253 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/13/2015 H.R.2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015 05/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/07/2015 H.R.1895 Florida Coastal Protection Act 05/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
04/17/2015 H.R.1867 To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings. 04/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.Res.150 Expressing support for designation of July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month. 03/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.1117 Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/06/2015 H.R.777 Permanent Investment in Health Research Act of 2015 02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/21/2014 H.R.5724 Permanent Investment in Health Research Act of 2014 11/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/21/2014 H.R.5723 Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act 11/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4468 Seafarers Educational Advancement Act 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/28/2014 H.R.4282 Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014 03/28/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/10/2014 H.R.3820 To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings. 01/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
10/18/2013 H.R.3295 Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2013 10/18/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 1552
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.R.2554 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that automatically enrolls certain community college graduates into 4-year public institutions of higher education.
05/18/2017 H.R.2266 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2495 To protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online booking of hotel reservations, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2469 Seismic Moratorium Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2366 Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
04/28/2017 H.Res.284 Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.J.Res.100 Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017
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