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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 76

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
11/13/2007	H.Res.760	Supporting the goals and ideals of Children's Health Month.	11/13/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
11/08/2007	H.Res.802	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3355) to ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.	11/08/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
11/07/2007	H.Res.793	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3685) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.	11/07/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/10/2007	H.Res.720	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.	10/10/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/02/2007	H.R.3719	To prohibit implementation of a guidance letter proposing rules relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	10/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/01/2007	H.Res.594	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3162) to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP program, and for other purposes.	08/01/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/30/2007	H.Res.580	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 986) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.	07/30/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/12/2007	H.Res.534	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1851) to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.	07/12/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/18/2007	H.Res.492	Honoring William "Bill" Clifton France, the former president, chief executive officer, and chairman of NASCAR, for his lifetime of contributions and dedication to motorsports.	06/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/24/2007	H.Res.437	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2317) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes and providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2316) to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.	05/24/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/16/2007	H.Res.403	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.	05/16/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/02/2007	H.Res.348	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1429) to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.	05/02/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/30/2007	H.R.2055	Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act of 2007	04/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/28/2007	H.Res.274	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1538) to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes.	03/28/2007 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 204). (All Actions)
03/15/2007	H.Res.242	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1362) to reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government.	03/15/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/09/2007	H.Res.229	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.	03/09/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 1552

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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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