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FL · DISTRICT 14

Kathy Castor

DemocratFloridaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗

What they said 11

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (11)Campaign (6)After election (2)In office (3)
After the election · legislative priority · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Establish locality pay areas for Tampa and Orlando federal employees

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Kathy Castor supports the Locality Pay Adjustment Act, which would direct the President’s Pay Agent to establish separate pay localities for the Tampa and Orlando metropolitan areas. Federal employees in those areas currently receive “Rest of U.S.” pay, while some nearby areas receive supplemental locality pay. Castor says the change would better account for the region’s rising cost of living and support hiring and retention.

Context: The bill was introduced but is not described here as enacted. The release does not specify how locality pay rates would be calculated.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Allow uneconomic coal and nuclear plants to retire

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Castor supports legislation to prevent the Trump administration from using executive authority to stop uneconomic coal and nuclear plants from retiring. The proposal concerns government intervention in plant retirements, rather than a general rule requiring plants to close.

Context: The source does not describe the legislation's operative provisions.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Support clean-energy investment and climate resilience

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Castor advanced a climate plan aimed at reaching net-zero carbon emissions nationally by 2050. Its policy principles include investing in clean-energy infrastructure and workers, supporting domestic clean-energy manufacturing, reducing pollution in disproportionately exposed communities, and helping communities withstand climate impacts.

Context: The source summarizes principles in a plan developed under Castor's leadership as committee chair; it does not establish that she personally adopted each principle as a separate commitment.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructureEnergy & environment

Expand public transit and safe walking and biking options

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Castor supports investing in public transit and redesigning roads to make walking and biking safer. She presents these changes as part of modernizing transportation to cut carbon pollution and create family-sustaining jobs.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

After the election · legislative priority · Original date not established
VeteransHousingHealthcare

Expand housing-retention support for aging and disabled veterans

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Castor introduced the proposed No Veteran Left Behind: Housing Retention Act of 2026, which would create a grant program within the VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program so community providers can help aging veterans and veterans with disabilities stay safely housed. Grants could support services such as mental health care, transportation, home accessibility changes, medication support and eviction prevention. The bill would prioritize providers serving veterans moving from homelessness into permanent housing and veterans needing ongoing help to remain housed, and require coordination among the VA, care and housing providers, and community organizations.

Context: The bill was introduced but is not described as enacted.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environmentTransportation & infrastructure

Expand electric transportation and charging

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Castor supports investments to expand the manufacture of American-made low- and zero-emission vehicles and build a national network of chargers. She also called for investment in public transit and safer roads for walking and biking as ways to modernize transportation and cut carbon pollution.

Context: The cited remarks were made at a committee hearing in 2021.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Protect utility customers from data-center infrastructure costs

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Castor co-introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require state utility regulators to set rules preventing community members from paying for new power generation, transmission lines, and other upgrades built to serve large-load customers such as data centers.

Context: The source reports that the House passed the bill in September 2026; it does not say that the bill became law.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Make large electricity users pay for grid costs

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Castor co-introduced the SHIELD Act, which would update federal utility policy so that large electricity users, rather than everyday ratepayers, pay for the grid infrastructure they require. The bill would also encourage large energy-consuming facilities to use zero-emission electricity.

Context: The source describes the bill as co-introduced in January 2026; it does not state that the bill became law.

While serving · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Connect Tampa Bay residents with job opportunities

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Kathy Castor hosts job fairs and job-training information sessions to connect Tampa Bay residents with higher-paying employment opportunities.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

Sources & original wording
Rep. Castor hosts a job fairs and job trainings info-sessions to connect our neighbors to higher-paying employment opportunities in Tampa Bay.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Kathy Castor: Jobs & Economy ↗Read the original source ↗
While serving · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Favor a balanced budget approach

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Castor supports a balanced approach to the budget, which she says charts a sustainable course for middle-class families.

Context: The passage does not specify what budget measures she supports as part of this approach.