Candidate · U.S. House, District 14
Kathy Castor
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 14th Congressional District (in Congress since 2007)
- Occupation
- Congresswoman; attorney
Background
- Born in Miami in 1966 and raised in Tampa. source: ballotpedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1988 and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 1991. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Community Affairs and in private law practice. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Served on the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2006. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- First elected to the U.S. House in 2006. source: news.ballotpedia.org
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