Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Preceded byJim Davis
Constituency11th district (2007–2013)
14th district (2013–present)
Chair of the House Climate Crisis Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Hillsborough County Commission
from the 1st district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byStacey Easterling
Succeeded byRose Ferlita
Personal details
Born
Katherine Anne Castor

(1966-08-20) August 20, 1966 (age 58)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam Lewis
Children2
RelativesBetty Castor (mother)
Karen Castor Dentel (sister)
Frank Castor (brother)
EducationEmory University (BA)
Florida State University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Katherine Anne Castor (/ˈkæstər/ KASS-tər; 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.

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 House in 2006 and has been reelected seven times.