1. Katherine Anne Castor is an American politician and lawyer currently representing in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007.
29 Facts About Kathy Castor
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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.
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Kathy Castor graduated from Emory College and the Florida State University College of Law.
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Kathy Castor was first elected to the House in 2006 and has been reelected nine times.
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Kathy Castor's mother, Betty Castor, 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 US Senate candidate.
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Kathy Castor's father, Donald F Castor, was a Hillsborough County judge and died in April 2013.
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Kathy Castor was raised in Tampa and graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1984.
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Kathy Castor holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University and a JD from Florida State University College of Law.
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Kathy Castor is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
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Kathy Castor served on the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2006.
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Kathy Castor worked to stop seniors and other patients in Hillsborough County's health care plan from being forced into HMOs.
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Kathy Castor entered the race for what was then the 11th district when five-term incumbent Jim Davis chose to run for governor.
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Kathy Castor was endorsed by the pro-choice political action committee EMILY's List, the League of Conservation Voters, Oceans Champions, The Tampa Tribune, The St Petersburg Times and The Bradenton Herald.
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Christine Quinn, the founder of My Family Seasonings, challenged Kathy Castor instead, running on a pro-business and anti-immigration platform.
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Since her first congressional campaign in 2006, Kathy Castor supported withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and redeployment of US troops from Afghanistan.
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In 2007, Kathy Castor voted to redeploy US troops out of Iraq.
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In June 2021 of the 117th Congress, Kathy Castor joined 267 of her colleagues in voting to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
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Kathy Castor was outspoken on the cuts that the 2013 Republican sequester would create for Head Start programs as well as research programs at Moffitt Cancer Care and University of South Florida.
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Kathy Castor has been interested in health care since her first elected position on the Hillsborough County Commission, where she defended the need to fund the county's indigent health care plan.
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In 2008, Kathy Castor successfully championed legislation to allow low-income families with overdue medical bills to still be eligible for student loans.
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Since the Affordable Care Act passed, Kathy Castor has worked to educate Floridians about new patient protections and rights, and about enrollment in the marketplace exchange.
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Kathy Castor was critical of Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-led Florida legislature for not accepting more than $50 billion in federal funding to expand Medicaid to provide health care access to more than one million Floridians.
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Kathy Castor applauded President Obama's 2014 announcement on immigration accountability executive action.
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In 2013, Kathy Castor filed an amicus brief in support of the Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and applauded the Court when it did so later that year.
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Kathy Castor supports normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba.
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On December 18,2019, Kathy Castor voted to impeach President Donald Trump.
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Kathy Castor voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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On July 19,2024, Kathy Castor called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.
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Kathy Castor is not related to Jane Castor, who has been the mayor of Tampa since 2019 and was previously its police chief.