Mike Beltran
Republican
Florida state representative, 2018–2024; attorney
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
U.S. House race in Florida’s 14th district
Incumbent: Kathy Castor, running for re-election.
Rep. Kathy Castor is running in the 14th District as redrawn under Florida's 2026 congressional map; write-in candidates Salomon Hernandez Sr. and Keith Varian are not printed on the ballot and are not listed.
The 3 candidates
Kathy Castor
DemocraticIncumbentU.S. Representative from Florida since 2007; Hillsborough County commissioner, 2002–2006
Brian Lambert
LibertarianU.S. Navy veteran, 1998–2018
Where they stand
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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Economy & cost of living
RepublicanMike Beltran
Would cut federal spending he calls wasteful, which he says drives prices up, so families keep more of their money.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Introduced the 21st Century FTC Act, which would give the Federal Trade Commission streamlined rulemaking authority and let it seek civil penalties for first-time violations.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports reducing regulations that burden businesses and a simpler, fairer tax system so families and small businesses keep more of what they earn, and says Congress must stop spending that fuels inflation.
Health care
RepublicanMike Beltran
Says he would bring to Congress his state record of removing barriers that blocked new clinics from opening and expanding telehealth access.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Introduced the Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act to keep the Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration running through 2029, and says she will fight to keep seniors' drug premiums down.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports expanding patient choice through free-market competition, price transparency before treatment and fewer federal mandates, and keeping the government's health care promise to veterans.
Technology
RepublicanMike Beltran
Would work to ensure no data center is built in the community without local approval and a guarantee it won't raise energy bills or harm the environment.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Opposes siting data centers in Hillsborough County, citing electric and water bills and water supplies, and opposes the state law allowing nondisclosure agreements for data centers.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
No published position found.
Immigration
RepublicanMike Beltran
Supports President Trump's immigration policies, including finishing the border wall and deporting criminals and people he calls fraudsters.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports securing all borders and ports of entry through enforcement, technology, staffing and physical barriers where practical, supports legal immigration, and opposes policies that reward illegal immigration.
Guns
RepublicanMike Beltran
Opposes red flag laws and magazine bans and says the Second Amendment is absolute.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports nationwide constitutional carry without a permit and national reciprocity, and opposes bans on commonly owned firearms, magazines and lawful accessories.
Energy
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Co-leads the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House and would have state regulators make large data centers pay the full cost of the power plants, transmission lines and grid upgrades built to serve them.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including domestic oil, natural gas, nuclear power and renewables where they make economic sense, guided by free markets rather than government mandates.
Ethics
RepublicanMike Beltran
Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks and strengthening transparency and accountability rules to prevent conflicts of interest.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
No published position found.
Abortion
RepublicanMike Beltran
Says Dobbs was correctly decided and that states should set their own abortion policies, which he says should include exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
No published position found.
Housing
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Introduced the Housing Price Transparency Act, which would require disclosure when landlords use algorithms to set rents and let the FTC, state attorneys general and renters bring enforcement actions.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
No published position found.
Agriculture
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
Led a letter urging the Agriculture Department and U.S. Trade Representative to secure domestic fertilizer production and develop a fertilizer supply chain strategy, citing Chinese purchases of U.S. sulfur.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
No published position found.
Budget
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports requiring a balanced budget, ending what he calls reckless spending, auditing federal agencies and reducing or eliminating agencies he considers unconstitutional, and calls the national debt the greatest long-term threat to national security.
Elections & democracy
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Says every vote he takes would begin with whether the Constitution authorizes the federal government to act, and supports respecting the separation of powers, limiting federal agencies and returning authority to the people and the states.
Veterans
RepublicanMike Beltran
No published position found.
DemocraticKathy Castor
No published position found.
LibertarianBrian Lambert
Supports protecting earned benefits, cutting VA paperwork and bureaucracy, expanding community care when the VA cannot provide timely treatment, and treating suicide prevention and mental health care with urgency.
Who’s on the ballot: sources
- ListFlorida Division of Elections: Candidate listing for the 2026 General Election: United States Representative(opens in a new tab)
- ListBallotpedia: Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2026(opens in a new tab)
- ListWikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida(opens in a new tab)