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Kathy Castor

Current U.S. representative for Florida's 14th Congressional District, in office since 2007. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Kathy Castor

Background

  • In the U.S. House since 2007: the 11th district until 2013, the 14th since. Congress.gov lists ten terms.
  • Her campaign calls her a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a former Hillsborough County commissioner.
  • Her office says she co-chairs the Childhood Cancer Caucus.

What they say they want to do

  • Keep costs for families in check, and keep health care and energy affordable.
  • Make data centers pay the full cost of their power and grid upgrades. She opposes data center development in Hillsborough County.
  • Immigration reform with a fair pathway to citizenship.
  • Restore the abortion rights Roe v. Wade protected, as she said in 2024.
  • Background checks on all gun sales.

What the official record shows

  • Voted Aye as the House sent the Affordable Care Act to the President, 219-212.
  • Voted Yea as the House sent the infrastructure law to the President, 228-206.
  • Voted Yea on the 2024 water projects law, which authorizes deepening Tampa Harbor at a federal cost of $520.4 million.
  • The children's cancer drug bill she co-introduced passed the House by voice vote. It became law in February 2026 inside a spending act.
  • Voted Yea on the data center Ratepayer Protection Act she co-introduced, which passed the House 417-3.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Corporation PACs 84 committees$268,350
Trade Association PACs 40 committees$143,874
Leadership PACs 46 committees$138,000
Membership Organization PACs 28 committees$122,550
PAC - Qualified 26 committees$69,550
Labor Organization PACs 14 committees$66,500
House 21 committees$38,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 5 committees$13,500
Committees the FEC records no type for 3 committees$8,500
Corporation w/o capital stock PACs 1 committee$5,000
PAC - Nonqualified 2 committees$2,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Nonqualified 1 committee$1,000
Party committees 1 committee$417

Source: Federal Election Commission

Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 29, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 877,241.62 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she worked to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

What the record shows ·

She voted for it when the House sent it to the President 228-206 in November 2021; she was not its sponsor.

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What they say

Her campaign says she worked to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“She worked to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”

What the record shows ·

She voted Yea on November 5, 2021, as the House sent the infrastructure bill to the President, 228-206. It became Public Law 117-58.

Limit: She voted for it; she was not its sponsor. Her other work on it, if any, is not in the vote record.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she led bipartisan bills to improve health care for the sickest kids, including by expanding access to treatments for cancer and rare diseases.

What the record shows ·

Her ACE Kids option became law in 2019. She cosponsored the kids' cancer bill enacted in a 2026 spending act, voting for that act first and against its final version.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says she led bipartisan bills to improve health care for the sickest kids, including by expanding access to treatments for cancer and rare diseases.

“led bipartisan bills to improve healthcare for our nation's sickest kids, including by expanding access to life-saving treatments for cancer and other rare diseases”

What the record shows ·

She sponsored the ACE Kids Act in 2019, with two Republicans and a Democrat as original cosponsors. Its new Medicaid option for coordinated care of children with medically complex conditions became law almost word for word in April 2019, as section 3 of Public Law 116-16. She was also one of ten original cosponsors, with the sponsor Rep. McCaul, of the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act on children's cancer drugs. It passed the House by voice vote in December 2025 and became law in February 2026 as Division J, Title VI, Subtitle A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.

Limit: 313 members cosponsored the Give Kids a Chance Act. She voted Yea on the spending act in January 2026 and Nay on its final version on February 3, 217-214.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she voted for the largest pay increase for service members in 20 years.

What the record shows ·

She backed the final fiscal 2024/2025 bills, after opposing the House versions. The January 2024 raise was 5.2%, the largest since 2002; which law set it is not established.

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What they say

Her campaign says she voted for the largest pay increase for service members in 20 years.

“voted for the largest pay increase for service members in 20 years”

What the record shows ·

She voted Yea on the final House votes on both recent defense bills that carried raises: the 2024 bill on December 14, 2023, 310-118, and the 2025 bill on December 11, 2024, 281-140. By the Defense Department's yearly table, the January 2024 raise of 5.2% was the largest since 6.9% in 2002. The Defense Department's pay site lists the raise as 5.2% on January 1, 2024 and 4.5% on January 1, 2025. The 2025 law rewrote the basic pay tables from April 1, 2025; the Navy's April 2025 table says it reflects a full 14.5% raise for E-1 to E-4. She voted against the House's first versions of both bills, 219-210 in July 2023 and 217-199 in June 2024.

Limit: Her site does not say which raise it means. The 14.5% was for junior enlisted only, not an across-the-board rate, and this desk does not show which law set the 5.2%.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she helped secure a $420 million federal authorization to deepen the shipping channel so larger cargo ships can reach Tampa Bay. Her office's December 10, 2024 release lists the project at $420 million.

What the record shows ·

She voted for the 2024 water law that authorizes deepening Tampa Harbor at a federal cost of $520.4 million, not $420 million; an authorization is not money spent.

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What they say

Her campaign says she helped secure a $420 million federal authorization to deepen the shipping channel so larger cargo ships can reach Tampa Bay. Her office's December 10, 2024 release lists the project at $420 million.

“She also helped secure a $420 million federal authorization to deepen the shipping channel”

What the record shows ·

The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 authorizes the Tampa Harbor deep draft navigation project in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties at a federal cost of $520,420,000, out of $1,148,260,000 in total. The Corps' August 14, 2024 report, at October 2023 prices, put the federal share of initial construction at $488,521,000. She voted Yea on the bill's House passage, 399-18.

Limit: No Corps or law figure of $420 million was found. An authorization is not money spent, and she was one of 399 members voting for it.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her office says she and Rep. Gabe Evans saw the House pass their bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which makes large data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.

What the record shows ·

She is the only original cosponsor of the bill, which passed the House 417-3 on September 16, 2026; a Senate vote to take it up failed, so it is not law.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her office says she and Rep. Gabe Evans saw the House pass their bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which makes large data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.

“celebrated the passage of their bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act”

What the record shows ·

Rep. Evans sponsored H.R. 9340 and she is its only original cosponsor; 42 members have now signed on. She voted Yea as it passed the House 417-3 on September 16, 2026. A Senate vote to take it up failed on September 30.

Limit: It passed the House only; it is not law.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her office says she helped draft the Affordable Care Act that passed in 2010.

What the record shows ·

She voted for the House health bill and the final law, and her wellness grants amendment shaped the House bill, but the law that passed came from the Senate's bill.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her office says she helped draft the Affordable Care Act that passed in 2010.

“She helped to draft the landmark Affordable Care Act that passed in 2010”

What the record shows ·

She voted Aye on the House health bill in November 2009, 220-215, and Aye on March 21, 2010, as the House passed the Senate's bill, 219-212, sending the Affordable Care Act to the President. The Energy and Commerce Committee's report on the House bill records her amendment for employer wellness program grants, which the committee recommended in September 2009; the House bill had a wellness grants section.

Limit: Her committee work was on the House bill, and the law that passed came from the Senate's bill. Its wellness grants are written differently from hers.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her House office calls her a staunch advocate of immigration reform with a fair pathway to citizenship.

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored and voted for the American Dream and Promise Act in 2019 and 2021; the 2021 bill would have let some people brought here as children become permanent residents.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her House office calls her a staunch advocate of immigration reform with a fair pathway to citizenship.

“Rep. Castor has been a staunch advocate of immigration reform that provides a fair pathway to citizenship.”

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored the American Dream and Promise Act, H.R. 6, in 2019 and again in 2021, and voted for it both times it passed the House: 237-187 on June 4, 2019, and 228-197 on March 18, 2021. The 2021 bill would have let some people brought here as children, and some with temporary protected status, become permanent residents.

Limit: Neither version became law. Her page does not name a bill.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her House office says she has championed energy efficiency so that all families can have cheaper energy and a clean environment.

What the record shows ·

She voted for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which funds rebates for home efficiency upgrades and extends a tax credit for energy-saving home improvements.

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What they say

Her House office says she has championed energy efficiency so that all families can have cheaper energy and a clean environment.

“Castor has championed energy efficiency and investments to ensure ALL communities, families and individuals enjoy cheaper energy and a clean environment.”

What the record shows ·

She voted Yea on August 12, 2022, as the House sent the Inflation Reduction Act to the President, 220-207. It became Public Law 117-169. The law funds rebates for home efficiency upgrades and high-efficiency electric homes, and extends a tax credit for energy-saving home improvements.

Limit: Her page names no bill. The law's effect on power bills is not measured here.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Costs and taxesHealth careVeterans and the militaryEnergy bills and data centersGunsAbortionImmigration and the border

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Ratepayer Protection Act passes the House

    Castor votes Yea on the data center bill she co-introduced. It passes 417-3; the Senate does not take it up.

  2. race event

    Castor and Beltran report through July 29

    Their pre-primary reports show cash on hand of $1,744,723.00 for Castor and $1,939,863.62 for Beltran. Lambert files no report for this period.

  3. race event

    Castor and Beltran report through June 30

    Both file July quarterly reports. Beltran's shows a $2,014,000 loan from himself. Lambert files his report for the same period on August 11.

  4. finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    July Quarterly 2026, principal campaign committee CASTOR FOR CONGRESS.

  5. race event

    Write-in candidates qualify

    Salomon Hernandez Sr. and Keith Varian qualify as write-in candidates, the state's candidate list shows. The county's sample ballot prints a write-in line for this race.

  6. race event

    Children's cancer drug act becomes law

    The Give Kids a Chance Act, which Castor co-introduced, is enacted inside the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. Castor votes against that final version.

  7. race event

    Tampa Harbor deepening passes the House

    Castor votes Yea on the water projects bill that authorizes deepening Tampa Harbor. It becomes law on January 4, 2025.

  8. race event

    Infrastructure law clears the House

    Castor votes Yea as the House sends the infrastructure bill to the President, 228-206.

  9. race event

    Castor's ACE Kids provision becomes law

    Her bill's Medicaid option for children with medically complex conditions is enacted as section 3 of Public Law 116-16.

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Sources54 source records

How we use sources

  1. Rep. Kathy Castor, member recordhttps://api.congress.gov/v3/member/C001066?format=json

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Ten House terms from the 110th Congress (2007): the 11th district through 2013, the 14th since. The ID was matched to her name in the 119th Congress Florida member listing.

    official office record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Florida members, 119th Congresshttps://api.congress.gov/v3/member/congress/119/FL?currentMember=true&limit=250&format=json

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The by-state listing used to confirm that bioguide ID C001066 is Kathy Castor, district 14.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  3. Castor for Congress, about Kathyhttps://castorforcongress.com/about/

    Castor for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Her biography and the record she claims: the infrastructure law, children's health bills, veterans and a military pay raise.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; The infrastructure law; Children's cancer and rare disease treatments; The military pay raise

  4. House Passes Castor's Landmark Childhood Cancer Legislationhttps://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405096

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her office's release on House passage of H.R. 1262 on 2025-12-01, read 2026-10-01. Names her as co-chair of the Childhood Cancer Caucus.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Castor Champions Passage of Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405289

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her office's release on House passage of H.R. 9340, read 2026-10-01. Also says she opposes data center development in Hillsborough County.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Data centers and power bills

  6. Immigrationhttps://castor.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=99507

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her House office's issue page, read 2026-10-01. Undated.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; A path to citizenship

  7. Statement on Second Dobbs Decision Anniversaryhttps://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404607

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Published Jun 24, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her office's statement of June 24, 2024, read 2026-10-01. A historical statement, not a 2026 campaign page.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  8. Gun Violence Preventionhttps://castor.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=118662

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her House office's issue page, read 2026-10-01. Written in the 116th Congress (2019-2020); it backs universal background checks.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  9. House roll call 165, 111th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On concurring in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, the Affordable Care Act, 2010-03-21. Passed 219-212. Castor voted Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; The Affordable Care Act

  10. House roll call 369, 117th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3684, the infrastructure bill, 2021-11-05. Passed 228-206. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; The infrastructure law; Infrastructure law clears the House

  11. H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Became Public Law 117-58.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; The infrastructure law

  12. House roll call 493, 118th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of S. 4367, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, 2024-12-10. Passed 399-18. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Deepening the Tampa shipping channel; Tampa Harbor deepening passes the House

  13. Public Law 118-272, Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-118publ272

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted 2025-01-04 from S. 4367. Its project table authorizes Tampa Harbor, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, deep draft navigation, at a federal cost of $520,420,000 and a total of $1,148,260,000. Read 2026-10-01.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Deepening the Tampa shipping channel; Tampa Harbor deepening passes the House

  14. H.R. 1262, Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1262

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. McCaul; Castor is one of ten original cosponsors, dated 2025-02-12, of 313 in all. Passed the House by voice vote on 2025-12-01; the bill itself stopped in the Senate.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Children's cancer and rare disease treatments

  15. Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ75

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted 2026-02-03. Title VI, Subtitle A is the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act. Read from the GovInfo package text on 2026-10-01.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Children's cancer and rare disease treatments; Children's cancer drug act becomes law

  16. House roll call 312, 119th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, 2026-09-16. Passed 417-3. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Data centers and power bills; Ratepayer Protection Act passes the House

  17. H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. Gabe Evans; Castor is its only original cosponsor, dated 2026-06-18, of 42 cosponsors in all. Passed the House 2026-09-16; a Senate cloture vote failed on 2026-09-30.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Data centers and power bills; Ratepayer Protection Act passes the House

  18. CASTOR FOR CONGRESS, receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00410761&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on 2026-10-01: lines 11B (1 row), 11C (410 rows) and 12 (none) for the 2025-26 cycle through 2026-07-29, each matched to the filed summary total. No individual contributor row was read.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  19. H.R. 1226, ACE Kids Act of 2019 (116th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1226

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. Castor, introduced 2019-02-14. Original cosponsors Bilirakis (R-FL), Eshoo (D-CA) and Herrera Beutler (R-WA); 31 cosponsors in all. Its section 2 adds a new section 1945A to the Social Security Act.

    official legislative record

    For: Children's cancer and rare disease treatments; Castor's ACE Kids provision becomes law

  20. Public Law 116-16, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-116publ16

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted 2019-04-18 from H.R. 1839, which passed the House by voice vote. Section 3 adds section 1945A to the Social Security Act. Compared word by word on 2026-10-01 with H.R. 1226's section 1945A: the two match except for one hyphen.

    official legislative record

    For: Children's cancer and rare disease treatments; Castor's ACE Kids provision becomes law

  21. House roll call 45, 119th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, 2026-01-22. Passed 341-88. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Children's cancer and rare disease treatments

  22. House roll call 53, 119th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, the vote that sent it to the President, 2026-02-03. Passed 217-214. Castor voted Nay.

    official legislative record

    For: Children's cancer and rare disease treatments; Children's cancer drug act becomes law

  23. House roll call 723, 118th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to the conference report on H.R. 2670, the FY2024 defense authorization, 2023-12-14. Passed 310-118. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: The military pay raise

  24. House roll call 500, 118th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the final House vote on H.R. 5009, the FY2025 defense authorization, 2024-12-11. Passed 281-140. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: The military pay raise

  25. Public Law 118-159, defense authorization for fiscal year 2025https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-118publ159

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 601, Reform of Basic Pay Rates, sets new monthly basic pay tables effective April 1, 2025. The law gives the tables, not a percentage. Read 2026-10-01.

    official legislative record

    For: The military pay raise

  26. House roll call 328, 118th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 2670, the FY2024 defense authorization, 2023-07-14. Passed 219-210. Castor voted Nay.

    official legislative record

    For: The military pay raise

  27. House roll call 279, 118th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 8070, the House's first version of the FY2025 defense authorization, 2024-06-14. Passed 217-199. Castor voted No.

    official legislative record

    For: The military pay raise

  28. National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2025 (Green Book), Table 5-12 (document)

    Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    April 2024. Table 5-12, Military and Civilian Pay Increases Since 1945 (printed pp. 75-76), lists the military pay raise of January 1, 2024 at 5.2% and of January 1, 2002 at 6.9%; every rate from 2003 through 2023 is lower. The 2002-2004 rates are averages that include targeted raises.

    official office record

    For: The military pay raise

  29. Annual Pay Raisehttps://militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Basic-Pay/AnnualPayRaise/lang/en/

    U.S. Department of Defense, Military Compensation · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Read 2026-10-02 in the owner's browser because the site blocks scripts. Lists the military pay raise as 5.2% on January 1, 2024 and 4.5% on January 1, 2025.

    official office record

    For: The military pay raise

  30. 2025 Active Duty Pay table, effective April 1, 2025 (document)

    U.S. Navy · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    The header reads "Effective April 1, 2025. Reflects full 14.5% pay raise for E-1 to E-4." That is a raise for junior enlisted grades, not the across-the-board rate.

    official office record

    For: The military pay raise

  31. Castor for Congress, delivering for Floridahttps://castorforcongress.com/delivering-for-florida/

    Castor for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Lists money she says she brought to the district: the airport, the port, transit, housing, MacDill and the Haley VA. Only the port authorization is tested on this desk; the other totals were not matched to funding records that name her as requester.

    candidate statement

    For: Deepening the Tampa shipping channel

  32. House Passes Major Water Infrastructure Bill with Tampa Bay Prioritieshttps://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404732

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Her office's release of December 10, 2024. It lists "Port Tampa Bay Deep Draft Navigation - $420 million".

    official office record

    For: Deepening the Tampa shipping channel

  33. Chief of Engineers report, Tampa Harbor, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, Deep Draft Navigationhttps://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/26363

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Signed August 14, 2024. At October 2023 price levels it estimates the federal share of the project first cost for initial construction at $488,521,000 and the non-federal share at $589,362,000 (p. 3).

    official office record

    For: Deepening the Tampa shipping channel

  34. Health Carehttps://castor.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=2559

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her House office's issue page, read 2026-10-01. Undated. Says she helped draft the Affordable Care Act.

    official office record

    For: The Affordable Care Act

  35. House roll call 887, 111th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 3962, the House health care bill, 2009-11-07. Passed 220-215. Castor voted Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: The Affordable Care Act

  36. H. Rept. 111-299, Part 1, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-111hrpt299/html/CRPT-111hrpt299-pt1.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The Energy and Commerce Committee's report on H.R. 3200, the House health bill, printed 2009-10-14. On 2009-09-23 the committee voted 28-22 to send the Rules Committee a set of recommended amendments, including "An amendment by Rep. Castor of Florida--To provide grants for employer wellness programs." Its text is printed as [Castor 7_001:].

    official legislative record

    For: The Affordable Care Act

  37. H.R. 3962 (111th Congress), as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-111hr3962eh

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The House health bill passed 2009-11-07. Section 112 is Wellness Program Grants: grants to small employers for half the cost of a qualified wellness program, up to three years and $50,000. The final law, Public Law 111-148, has a different small-business wellness grant program in section 10408.

    official legislative record

    For: The Affordable Care Act

  38. H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (116th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. Roybal-Allard; Castor an original cosponsor. Last action: placed on the Senate calendar. Not law.

    official legislative record

    For: A path to citizenship

  39. House roll call 240, 116th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, 2019-06-04. Passed 237-187. Castor voted Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: A path to citizenship

  40. H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (117th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. Roybal-Allard; Castor cosponsored on 2021-03-16. Last action: Senate Judiciary hearing. Not law. The engrossed text (GovInfo BILLS-117hr6eh) grants conditional permanent residence to some who entered as children and adjustment of status to some with temporary protected status.

    official legislative record

    For: A path to citizenship

  41. House roll call 91, 117th Congress, 1st session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, 2021-03-18. Passed 228-197. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: A path to citizenship

  42. Energy/Environmenthttps://castor.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=3584

    Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her House office's issue page, read 2026-10-01. Undated.

    official office record

    For: Energy efficiency and cheaper energy

  43. House roll call 420, 117th Congress, 2nd session (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, 2022-08-12. Passed 220-207. Castor voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy efficiency and cheaper energy

  44. H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (117th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Became Public Law 117-169.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy efficiency and cheaper energy

  45. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ169

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 13301 extends the energy-efficient home improvement credit; sections 50121 and 50122 fund home efficiency and high-efficiency electric home rebates.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy efficiency and cheaper energy

  46. CASTOR FOR CONGRESS, pre-primary report 2026 (amended) (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Amended pre-primary report covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-29, file 2009828, received 2026-08-26, which supersedes the original of 2026-08-06 with the same cash on hand: $1,744,723.00.

    fec filing

    For: Castor and Beltran report through July 29

  47. MIKE BELTRAN FOR CONGRESS, pre-primary report 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Pre-primary report covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-29, file 2004588, received 2026-08-06: cash on hand $1,939,863.62, debts $2,019,209.57.

    fec filing

    For: Castor and Beltran report through July 29

  48. CASTOR FOR CONGRESS, July quarterly report 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00410761/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Unamended July quarterly covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30, file 1996228, beginning image 202607159875896237, received 2026-07-15. This is the latest period all three candidates have filed.

    fec filing

    For: Castor and Beltran report through June 30; FEC filing snapshot

  49. MIKE BELTRAN FOR CONGRESS, July quarterly report 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC and the filed PDF on 2026-10-01. July quarterly covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30, file 1995602, received 2026-07-15. Line 13(a), loans made or guaranteed by the candidate: $2,014,000.00. The latest period all three candidates have filed.

    fec filing

    For: Castor and Beltran report through June 30

  50. BRIAN LAMBERT FOR CONGRESS, July quarterly report 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC and the filed PDF on 2026-10-01. His only report: July quarterly covering 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30, file 2005518, received 2026-08-11. Line 11(a)(i), itemized contributions from individuals: $10,500.00.

    fec filing

    For: Castor and Beltran report through June 30

  51. Candidate detail: Salomon Hernandez Sr.https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=91055

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Write-in candidate for U.S. Representative District 14, filed 2026-06-01, qualified 2026-06-08.

    official election record

    For: Write-in candidates qualify

  52. Candidate detail: Keith Varianhttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=89166

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Write-in candidate for U.S. Representative District 14, filed 2026-05-07, qualified 2026-06-08.

    official election record

    For: Write-in candidates qualify

  53. Candidate listing for the 2026 general election, federal officeshttps://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanList.asp?elecid=20261103-GEN&OfficeGroup=FED

    Florida Division of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The state's candidate tracking list, which calls itself an unofficial reference. For U.S. Representative District 14 it lists Beltran, Castor and Lambert as qualified, and two qualified write-ins, Salomon Hernandez Sr. and Keith Varian.

    official election record

    For: Write-in candidates qualify

  54. All-races sample ballot, November 3, 2026 general election (document)

    Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The county's own sample ballot, linked from its 2026 General Election page. Under Representative in Congress District 14 it prints Mike Beltran (REP), Kathy Castor (DEM), Brian Lambert (LPF) and a write-in line. Read 2026-10-01, sha256 f14286289aab...

    official election record

    For: Write-in candidates qualify