Kathy Castor
Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor (born
August 20,
1966) of
Tampa, Florida is an American politician, a member of the Hillsborough County Commission and one of five
Democratic candidates currently vying for the
11th District of Florida seat in the
United States House of Representatives in the
November 2006 election. Florida's 11th Congressional District covers most of the city of
Tampa, most of the southern section of the city of
St. Petersburg, a small portion of unincorporated
Hillsborough County, a small section of the city of
Temple Terrace and a small section of
Manatee County. A pragmatic moderate to liberal Democrat with a long history of promoting ethics in government, Castor has been endorsed by the pro-choice political action committee
EMILY's List.
Born in
Miami and raised in
Tampa, Castor holds a bachelors degree in political science from
Emory University and a
J.D. from
Florida State University Law School. She is married to William Lewis and together with him has two daughters. Castor is also the daughter of former University of South Florida President, former Hillsborough County Commissioner, former Florida Education Commissioner and 2004 United States Senate candidate Betty Castor.
Castor faces challengers
Al Fox, Lesley "Les" Miller, Scott Farrell, and Michael Steinberg in the September 2006 Democratic primary.
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Kathy Castor for Congress Official Campaign Website
