Kathy Castor's Biography
- U.S. House (FL) - District 14, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
136 Fourth St. N., Suite 201
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
4144 North Armenia Avenue
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33607
2052 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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
Attended, Chamberlain High School, Tampa, Florida
JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 14, 2013-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 14, 2022
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 11, 2007-2013
Member, Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, 2002-2006
Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 13, 2000
Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee, 2009-present
Co-Chair, Academic Medicine Caucus
Co-Chair, Air Force Caucus
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Childrens Health Care Caucus
Former Member, Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee
Former Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Former Member, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Ranking Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Member, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce, Energy and Commerce Committee
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Chair, former Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Co-chair, the Special Operations Forces Caucus
Co-Chair, the bipartisan Cuba Working Group
Former Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Community Affairs
Former President, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Former Chair, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
Awards:
Courage in Congress, The Center for Democracy in the Americas (2013)
Tampa Bay Business Journal's Woman of the Year in Government (2005)
Father's Name:
Don Castor
Father's Occupation:
Hillsborough County Judge, retired
Mother's Name:
Betty Castor
Mother's Occupation:
USF President
Florida Education Commissioner