Cammack, Kat, 1988-

CAMMACK, Kat, a Representative from Florida; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., February 16, 1988; attended University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 2009; B.A., Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colo., 2011; M.S., Naval War College, Newport, R.I., 2018; small business owner; staff, United States Representative Ted Yoho of Florida, 2012–2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).

<p>Kathryn C. "Kat" Cammack (/ˈkæmæk/ KAM-mack; born February 16, 1988) is an American politician and political advisor serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district. Cammack previously served as deputy chief of staff to incumbent Congressman Ted Yoho, who announced that he would retire in 2020. Cammack is the third-youngest woman elected to Congress in the 2020 election cycle, behind Democrats Sara Jacobs and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.</p>

<p>Cammack was born in Denver, Colorado and raised on a 55-acre cattle ranch. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and a Master of Science in national defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College.</p>

<p>As an undergraduate, Cammack worked as an intern in the office of then-U.S. Representative Mike Coffman. In 2011, Cammack's parents lost their home after it was bought in a foreclosure, and Cammack lived with her mother in an extended stay motel for four months. Cammack says that her family's experience with the federal Home Affordable Modification Program inspired her interest in politics. She later joined the congressional campaign of Ted Yoho. After Yoho was elected, Cammack served as his deputy chief of staff from 2013 until 2019. In 2019, Cammack left Yoho's office in Washington, D.C. and returned to Florida. Yoho did not seek re-election in 2020, fulfilling his pledge of only serving four terms. She announced her candidacy for Yoho's seat in December 2019, almost immediately after he announced his retirement.</p>

<p>Congresswoman Kat Cammack proudly serves Florida’s 3rd Congressional District as the youngest Republican woman in the 117th Congress.</p>

<p>Kat is a third-generation sandblaster who grew up on a cattle ranch and she understands the hard work and determination it takes to run a small business, navigating labor challenges, interpreting regulation, and more. A proud alumnus of the Naval War College, Kat knows the issues and constituents of Florida’s 3rd intimately, having served as the longtime former deputy chief of staff for the district prior to her election in 2020.</p>

<p>An Obama-era program forced Kat’s family to lose their cattle ranch in 2011, evicting them from their home and livelihood. After months of homelessness, Kat was motivated to fight back against the failures of big government and dedicated her life’s work to becoming part of the solution in Washington. Representative Cammack fights for Florida’s 3rd District to ensure no other family has to endure what hers experienced.</p>