Kathy Castor
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
Same bill, both records
Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them (why).
passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3
Castor backed the Ratepayer Protection Act to require Big Tech AI data centers to pay their own energy infrastructure costs instead of passing them to ratepayers.
Read the release ↗Castor opposes new AI data centers in Hillsborough County and backs the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay full energy costs instead of passing them to residents.
Read the release ↗What they said
Castor backed the Ratepayer Protection Act to require Big Tech AI data centers to pay their own energy infrastructure costs instead of passing them to ratepayers.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Gabe Evans (CO-08) celebrated the passage of their bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which protects American families and small businesses fro…”
Castor opposes new AI data centers in Hillsborough County and backs the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay full energy costs instead of passing them to residents.
“TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today expressed strong opposition to data centers in Hillsborough County in a letter to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. Castor highl…”
Castor introduced legislation requiring disclosure of AI rental pricing algorithms and empowering enforcement against algorithmic price-fixing that raises rents.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced the Housing Price Transparency Act to help make housing more affordable for renters by disincentivizing predatory AI algorithmic and survei…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$5K
From employees and investors, personally
$5K
From company PACs
By employer
Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Kent Walker | $4K | ↗ | |
| May 29, 2026 | James Kevin Scott | MICROSOFT | $1K | ↗ |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Ned Finkle | NVIDIA | $500 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.