Kathy Castor
Democrat
· FL-14 · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$3,519 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $34.44M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $69K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 55.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 58.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 63.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 12.3 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Castor
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
3
Money that arrived near votes
$6K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
3
Share of their total fundraising
0.84%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BELMAR PHARMA SOLUTIONS
$2K
REVELATION PHARMA
$2K
ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$1K
ELECTRIC SUPPLY
$500
SOLAR ENERGY MANAGEMENT
$250
ALLEN DELL PA
$35
ALLEN DELL PA
$35
ALLEN DELL PA
$35
ALLEN DELL PA
$35
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
USF
$14K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$13K
HOMEMAKER
$11K
MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
$9K
PROVIDENT MANAGEMENT
$9K
PREMIER EYE CARE
$8K
ARNOLD VENTURES
$7K
MERALEX FARM
$7K
TRENAM KEMKER
$7K
AMSCOT FINANCIAL
$7K
CULLINAN PROPERTIES
$7K
TRB DEVELOPMENT
$7K
SHUMAKER
$6K
TAMPA BAY RAYS
$6K
BARCLEY DWYER
$6K
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY BILL MELINDA G
$6K
CARNIVAL
$6K
F MEDLEY
$6K
GALVANIZE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
$6K
HONOR NYC
$6K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Kathy Castor comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2K
Disclosed outside spending
$2K
Dark-money outside spending
$163
Share that is dark money
8.28%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$155
Groups hiding their donors
3
By funding network
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC
$36K
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
$6K
DEMOCRACY PAC
$2K
FLORIDA FREEDOM PAC
$1K
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$344
WIN JUSTICE
$293
UNITED FOR PROGRESS PAC
$162
1199 SEIU NEW YORK STATE POLITICAL ACTION FUND
$146
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$52
LCV VICTORY FUND
$10
Groups that hide their donors
3 smaller groups under $500
$163
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
48 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $474K to Kathy Castor across 79 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$474K
Shared contributors
48
Contributions
79
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | 25 | $172K |
| 2024 | 17 | 25 | $234K |
| 2026 | 28 | 29 | $68K |
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Kathy Castor is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required