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Castor chaired the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, created by Speaker Pelosi in January 2019. The committee had investigatory and advisory authority but no legislative jurisdiction. H.R. 9 was routed through the standing Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs committees rather than through Castor's own committee, structurally limiting her legislative power over her signature issue.
Date: 2019-01-01
Added: 03 May 2026
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The Republican-controlled Senate never brought H.R. 9 to a vote. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell read the bill a second time on May 7, 2019 and placed it on the Senate Legislative Calendar, where it died. The bill had zero path to enactment, making it a messaging vehicle.
Date: 2019-05-07
Added: 03 May 2026
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Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), whose Sarasota/Bradenton district faces coastal climate vulnerability comparable to Castor's Tampa Bay district, was one of only three House Republicans to vote YEA. His same-state defection, driven by shared Florida geographic risk, received minimal attention compared to Fitzpatrick and Stefanik in national coverage.
Date: 2019-05-02
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor was the sole lead sponsor of H.R. 9, introduced on March 27, 2019. Congress.gov (the official legislative database) and Castor's own May 2, 2019 press release both confirm her sponsorship. The bill attracted 224 cosponsors, including 223 Democrats and 1 Republican (Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania).
Date: 2019-03-27
Added: 03 May 2026
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Kathy Castor voted YEA on Roll Call 184 (H.R. 9, Climate Action Now Act) on May 2, 2019. The House Clerk's official XML roll records 'Castor (FL)Aye' at line 13. The vote passed 231–190 with 228 Democrats and 3 Republicans (Fitzpatrick PA, Stefanik NY, Buchanan FL) in support. The prior 'yea_unverified' designation is superseded by primary evidence.
Date: 2019-05-02
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor voted against both President George W. Bush (who proposed TARP) and her own party's presidential nominee Barack Obama (who supported it), making her Nay vote a rare dual-defection from leaders of both parties.
Date: 2008-10-23
Added: 03 May 2026
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By 2010, Castor had consolidated her TARP opposition into the canonical formulation 'did not address the root causes of the economic crisis or provide enough accountability,' which she used in her June 30, 2010 official statement on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).
Date: 2010-06-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor's October 3, 2008 statement on the Senate-amended bill first introduced the 'root causes' framing: 'The bailout bill does not address the fundamental root causes of the economic crisis or the concerns I have consistently expressed'—she also criticized the lack of mandatory mortgage 'workout' provisions and taxpayer protections.
Date: 2008-10-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor's September 29, 2008 statement explaining her first Nay vote cited insufficient help for middle-class families, lack of taxpayer protections, and her experience assisting hundreds of Tampa Bay families at foreclosure workshops—it did not mention 'root causes.'
Date: 2008-09-29
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor voted 'No' a second time on H.R. 1424 (the Senate-amended TARP bill), Roll Call 681, October 3, 2008—the bill passed 263-171 and was signed into law by President Bush the same day; Castor was again the sole Florida Democrat to vote Nay.
Date: 2008-10-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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Kathy Castor voted 'No' on H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (TARP), Roll Call 674, September 29, 2008—the bill failed 205-228 with Democrats voting 140-95 in favor and Castor as the sole Florida Democrat to vote Nay.
Date: 2008-09-29
Added: 03 May 2026
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Castor has maintained a consistent 14-year record of securing federal water infrastructure funding for Tampa Bay through every biennial WRDA/WRRDA bill since at least 2014, when she announced the WRRDA provided Port Tampa Bay 'new leverage in moving vital dredging projects.'
Date: 2014-05-21
Added: 03 May 2026
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 8812 by a 61-2 vote and the Senate EPW Committee approved its version unanimously, making the final floor votes overwhelmingly bipartisan and diminishing the individual significance of any single member's Yea vote—the committee markup and Castor's provision-insertion negotiations were the more journalistically significant events.
Date: 2024-06-27
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Section 1145 of WRDA 2024 broke a 12-year stalemate on Florida beach renourishment by directing the Army Corps to accept less-than-perpetual easements, providing a two-year window for Florida's enumerated hurricane and storm damage reduction projects to continue under previously authorized agreements, and expressing a sense of Congress that the minimum estate for such projects should not exceed the 50-year project life—directly addressing the issue that had halted virtually all federal beach projects in Pinellas County since 2012.
Date: 2025-01-02
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Castor secured four Tampa Bay-specific provisions in WRDA 2024: a $420 million authorization for Port Tampa Bay Deep Draft Navigation (one of only four navigation projects in the country), a MacDill Air Force Base climate resilience project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, a Pinellas County beach renourishment provision addressing the long-standing Army Corps perpetual easement dispute, and flexibility language for St. Pete Harborage Marina channel access.
Date: 2024-12-10
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Castor voted Yea a second time on the Senate-amended Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act on December 10, 2024, which passed 399-18 and was signed into law by President Biden on January 4, 2025.
Date: 2024-12-10
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Kathy Castor voted Yea on H.R. 8812 (Roll Call 358), Water Resources Development Act of 2024, July 22, 2024—the bill passed 359-13 with 182 Democrats and 177 Republicans voting Yea.
Date: 2024-07-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 28%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 56.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 13.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 786,912
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $75,688
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 2: Right to Hunt and Fish (2024) — passed, margin 67.3% yes
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 3: Recreational Marijuana Legalization (2024) — failed, margin 56% yes (fell short of required 60% supermajority)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 4: Abortion Rights Restoration (2024) — failed, margin 57% yes (fell short of required 60% supermajority)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 611 (share 0.09)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 541 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 622 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of South Florida (16000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hillsborough County Public Schools (24000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tampa General Hospital (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 14th Congressional District encompasses Tampa and parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties on the Gulf Coast. Its approximately 787,000 residents are 51.8% White, 28% Hispanic, and 16.9% Black, with a median household income of $75,688 and a poverty rate of 13.1%. The district is solidly Democratic (D+16 lean), with 42% Democratic, 28% Republican, and 30% NPA/third-party registration. The median age is 39.5, with 41.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Healthcare, professional services, and education dominate employment, with a significant tourism/hospitality sector. The homeownership rate is 56.6% and median rent is $1,696. The district is highly vulnerable to climate impacts including hurricanes, sea-level rise, and flooding.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Deal)) on 2023-05-31: Castor voted yes on the bipartisan budget agreement to raise the debt ceiling, joining 165 Democrats and 149 Republicans (314-117 overall). Her vote averted default and protected funding for veterans' medical care, but accepted spending restraints that progressive critics argued could limit future social spending.
Date: 2023-05-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-12: As Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Castor championed this largest-ever federal climate investment. Her district (median home value $381,200; 56.6% homeownership rate) benefits from energy cost reductions, but the 28% Hispanic working-class constituents face mixed impacts from the green transition.
Date: 2022-08-12
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017 (ACA repeal)) on 2017-05-04: Castor voted with all Democrats against the GOP ACA repeal. Her district has 11.1% uninsured rate and Health Care & Social Assistance is the largest employment sector. This aligned with constituent interest and her top industry donors (Health Professionals: $132,366). The bill passed 217-213 with no Democratic support.
Date: 2017-05-04
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 8043 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Castor voted for the $95 billion aid package including $26.38 billion for Israel security. She broke from the progressive faction of Democrats who opposed the bill over civilian casualties in Gaza, aligning with AIPAC donor pressure while facing constituent backlash from the 28% Hispanic district with significant pro-Palestinian activist presence.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 5323 (Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022) on 2021-09-23: Castor voted with the overwhelming bipartisan majority (420-9) for $1 billion in Iron Dome funding. Her vote aligned with AIPAC, her top 2023-2024 contributor ($23,960), but crossed progressive activists in her district who disrupted her April 2025 town hall over Gaza.
Date: 2021-09-23
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Castor was the only Democratic member of the Florida delegation to vote against the TARP bailout in 2008, a position she has consistently highlighted in subsequent campaigns to demonstrate independence from Wall Street.
Date: 2008-09-29
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Athena PAC, Castor's leadership PAC, contributed 97.47% to Democrats and 0% to Republicans in recent cycles.
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Castor sponsored or co-sponsored 22 earmarks totaling $47,154,000 in fiscal year 2010, ranking 70th out of 435 representatives.
Date: 2010-09-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
PAC contributions represent 55.08% of Castor's campaign fundraising in the 2023-2024 cycle ($640,313), with large individual contributions at 36.96% ($429,731) and small individual contributions ($200 or less) at just 6.88% ($80,042).
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Health Professionals is Castor's top contributing industry at $132,366 for the 2023-2024 cycle, followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($80,125), Retired ($69,790), Telecom Services ($58,000), and Lobbyists ($53,230).
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 03 May 2026
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