Finding House · Florida Democrat
Kathy Castor FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://castorforcongress.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95
- First detectedJuly 16, 2026
- Page updatedJuly 25, 2026
- Guidance revisedJuly 31, 2026
- Page updatedAugust 5, 2026
- Guidance revisedAugust 25, 2026
The page is a campaign 'Media' page but contains explicit paid-media guidance: it instructs that voters in a specific media market must see a specific message on broadcast and streaming during a defined window. The presence of 'Research' and 'Footage' sections further indicates asset provisioning for outside ad buyers. This is not a standard press kit or voter-facing persuasion page; it is directive guidance aimed at whoever runs the ads.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Directive language specifying media market, channel (broadcast/streaming), timing, and message — classic media-buy instruction to an outside spender.Research
Section labeled 'Research' implies provision of polling/data for ad development, a red-boxing signal.Footage
Section labeled 'Footage' suggests supplying b-roll/video assets for ad production, another red-boxing signal.
Plain text of the archived page
Click here to re-request your vote by mail ballot. × Skip to content Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer JOIN US DONATE NOW Media Date last updated: 7/31/2026 Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first. Kathy knows there are too many politicians using insider information to make personal profits in the stock market. That’s why Kathy was one of only a few Democrats to break with her party and join Republicans to pass a ban on stock trading by Members of Congress. She is working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, expand access to healthcare for our nation’s sickest kids, secure $85 million for MacDill Air Force Base, and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years. She will fight tirelessly to bring costs down so Tampa area families have lower energy, housing, and insurance costs. Research Footage Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram 301 W Platt Street, #385 Tampa, FL 33606 Media © 2026 Castor for Congress. All rights reserved. PAID FOR BY CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Privacy Policy and Terms of Service [hidden/DOM-only content] Join Us Donate Now Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Earlier versions of this guidance (4) — archived
Each revision below was archived when it was detected; the current version is shown above. Newest earlier version last.
Version 1 · Live from July 16, 2026 – revised July 25, 2026
Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming that Kathy Castor puts Tampa Bay area families first by working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, pass the child tax credit and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years.
Sources
Footage
The next revision added “Sources Footage”; dropped “Sources”; “Footage”.
Plain text of the archived page
Click here to re-request your vote by mail ballot. × Skip to content Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer JOIN US DONATE NOW Media Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming that Kathy Castor puts Tampa Bay area families first by working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, pass the child tax credit and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years. Kathy is a native Floridian who has delivered for Tampa Bay and supported our local small businesses. She’s secured millions of dollars to run our port, airport, roads, and bridges and over 85 million dollars for MacDill Air Force Base. She will work tirelessly to bring costs down, so Tampa Bay area families have lower energy, housing, and insurance costs. Sources Footage Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram Media © 2026 Castor for Congress. All rights reserved. PAID FOR BY CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Privacy Policy and Terms of Service [hidden/DOM-only content] Join Us Donate Now
Version 2 · Live from July 25, 2026 – revised July 31, 2026
Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming that Kathy Castor puts Tampa Bay area families first by working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, pass the child tax credit and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years.
Sources Footage
The next revision added “Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.”; “Sources”; “Footage”; dropped “Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming that Kathy Castor puts Tampa Bay area families first by working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, pass the child tax credit and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years.”; “Sources Footage”.
Plain text of the archived page
Click here to re-request your vote by mail ballot. × Skip to content Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer JOIN US DONATE NOW Media Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming that Kathy Castor puts Tampa Bay area families first by working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, pass the child tax credit and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years. Kathy is a native Floridian who has delivered for Tampa Bay and supported our local small businesses. She’s secured millions of dollars to run our port, airport, roads, and bridges and over 85 million dollars for MacDill Air Force Base. She will work tirelessly to bring costs down, so Tampa Bay area families have lower energy, housing, and insurance costs. Sources Footage Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram 301 W Platt Street, #385 Tampa, FL 33606 Media © 2026 Castor for Congress. All rights reserved. PAID FOR BY CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Privacy Policy and Terms of Service [hidden/DOM-only content] Join Us Donate Now
Version 3 · Live from July 31, 2026 – revised August 5, 2026
Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Sources
Footage
The next revision added “Sources Footage”; dropped “Sources”; “Footage”.
Plain text of the archived page
Click here to re-request your vote by mail ballot. × Skip to content Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer JOIN US DONATE NOW Media Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first. Kathy knows there are too many politicians using insider information to make personal profits in the stock market. That’s why Kathy was one of only a few Democrats to break with her party and join Republicans to pass a ban on stock trading by Members of Congress. She is working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, expand access to healthcare for our nation’s sickest kids, secure $85 million for MacDill Air Force Base, and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years. She will fight tirelessly to bring costs down so Tampa area families have lower energy, housing, and insurance costs. Sources Footage Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram 301 W Platt Street, #385 Tampa, FL 33606 Media © 2026 Castor for Congress. All rights reserved. PAID FOR BY CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Privacy Policy and Terms of Service [hidden/DOM-only content] Join Us Donate Now Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Version 4 · Live from August 5, 2026 – revised August 25, 2026
Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Sources Footage
The next revision added “Research”; “Footage”; dropped “Sources Footage”.
Plain text of the archived page
Click here to re-request your vote by mail ballot. × Skip to content Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer JOIN US DONATE NOW Media Date last updated: 7/31/2026 Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first. Kathy knows there are too many politicians using insider information to make personal profits in the stock market. That’s why Kathy was one of only a few Democrats to break with her party and join Republicans to pass a ban on stock trading by Members of Congress. She is working across party lines to lower healthcare and utility costs, expand access to healthcare for our nation’s sickest kids, secure $85 million for MacDill Air Force Base, and provide the largest pay raise for military servicemembers in 20 years. She will fight tirelessly to bring costs down so Tampa area families have lower energy, housing, and insurance costs. Sources Footage Home About Kathy Delivering for Tampa News Volunteer Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram 301 W Platt Street, #385 Tampa, FL 33606 Media © 2026 Castor for Congress. All rights reserved. PAID FOR BY CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Privacy Policy and Terms of Service [hidden/DOM-only content] Join Us Donate Now Voters in the Tampa media market need to see on broadcast and streaming in the last two weeks of August that Kathy Castor is a native Floridian who puts Tampa families first.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 2 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-16; $18 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION | $10 | 1 | 2026-02-11 – 2026-02-11 |
| S | GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION | $8 | 1 | 2026-04-29 – 2026-04-29 |
S Supporting O Opposing
FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.
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