Castor, Kathy, 1966-

CASTOR, Kathy, a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 20, 1966; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1988; J.D., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1991; lawyer, private practice; member of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) board of commissioners, 2002 to 2006; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Florida state senate in 2000; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present); chair, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).

<p>Kathy Castor is Tampa Bay’s voice in the U.S. Congress. She was elected in 2006 and represents Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes Tampa and parts of Hillsborough County. She is the first woman to represent Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in the U.S. Congress.</p>

<p>Castor focuses on issues vital to Tampa Bay area families and businesses, and is committed to building a stronger economy that works for everyone as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. She works on initiatives to create jobs, protect the environment and consumers, improve schools, ensure veterans receive the benefits and care they have earned, provide access to affordable health care and defend protections for people with preexisting health conditions.</p>

<p>Providing better-paying jobs for Tampa Bay is Castor's number 1 priority. She has successfully fought to bring new, good-paying job opportunities to Tampa Bay’s small businesses and large economic engines alike, including Port Tampa Bay, University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa International Airport, MacDill Air Force Base and federally qualified community health centers.</p>

<p>Katherine Anne Castor (born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is based in Tampa. A Democrat, Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission.</p>

<p>The daughter of former Florida State Senator, president of the University of South Florida, and Florida Education Commissioner Betty Castor, Kathy Castor was born in Miami and raised in Tampa. She graduated from Emory College and the Florida State University College of Law. After law school, Castor primarily worked in public administration law. She was first elected to the U.S. House in 2006 and has been reelected seven times.</p>

<p>Castor was born in Miami. Her mother, Betty Castor (née Elizabeth Bowe), is a former University of South Florida President, a former Hillsborough County Commissioner, a former Florida State Senator, a former Florida Education Commissioner, and a 2004 United States Senate candidate. Her father, Donald F. Castor, was a Hillsborough County judge and died in April 2013. Castor was raised in Tampa and graduated from Chamberlain High School. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University (1988) and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law (1991). She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.</p>