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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
  • BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988

Professional Experience

  • JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
  • BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988
  • Former Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Community Affairs

Political Experience

  • JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
  • BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988
  • Former Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Community Affairs
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 14, 2013-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 11, 2007-2013
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 11, 2006, 2008, 2010
  • Member, Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, 2002-2006
  • Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 13, 2000

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Chair, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce)

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Law, Florida State University, 1991
  • BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1988
  • Former Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Community Affairs
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 14, 2013-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 11, 2007-2013
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 11, 2006, 2008, 2010
  • Member, Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, 2002-2006
  • Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 13, 2000
  • Former President, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
  • Former Chair, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Tampa Bay Business Journal's Woman of the Year in Government (2005)

  • Don Castor

  • Hillsborough County Judge, retired

  • Betty Castor

  • USF President
  • Florida Education Commissioner

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 13
Oct. 10
Virtual Academy Day 2020

Sat 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Aug. 31