Kathy Castor is the Tampa Bay area’s voice in the U.S. Congress. She is serving her sixth term and represents Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes Tampa and parts of Hillsborough County. She was originally elected in 2006 and re-elected by voters in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. Castor is the first woman to represent Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in the U.S. Congress.