- See Kathy Castor's sponsored bills →Kathy CastorDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$4.5M raised
- Mike BeltranRepublican✓ Verified$2.6M raised
- Brian LambertLibertarian✓ Verified$17K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Kathy Castor votes yea on technology and disaster insurance bills and supports lowering health care costs by expanding Medicare benefits and negotiating drug prices 14. Mike Beltran supports lowering the cost of living by cutting wasteful government spending and expanding healthcare access through telehealth and breaking up bureaucracies blocking new clinics 26. Brian Lambert supports fiscal responsibility by ending reckless government spending and improving veterans' healthcare by cutting VA bureaucracy and expanding community care 37.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Kathy CastorDemocratic | Mike BeltranRepublican | Brian LambertLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Castor votes yea on technology and disaster insurance bills, and nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts. | Beltran supports lowering the cost of living, cutting wasteful government spending, and growing jobs by removing regulatory barriers to opportunity for families and businesses. | Lambert supports fiscal responsibility by ending reckless government spending, balancing budgets, and holding Congress accountable to protect the economy and future generations. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Kathy Castor votes yea on technology and disaster insurance bills, and nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 1. Mike Beltran supports lowering the cost of living, cutting wasteful government spending, and growing jobs by removing regulatory barriers to opportunity for families and businesses 2. Brian Lambert supports fiscal responsibility by ending reckless government spending, balancing budgets, and holding Congress accountable to protect the economy and future generations 3. | |||
| Healthcare | Castor supports lowering health care costs and expanding Medicare benefits, including negotiating drug prices and capping insulin costs. Castor votes yea on rural care and early act reauthorization, and nay on Medicaid harm, premium lowering, and patient support acts. | Beltran supports expanding healthcare access and lowering costs by breaking up bureaucracies blocking new clinics and expanding telehealth for affordable, high-quality care. | Lambert supports improving veterans' healthcare by cutting VA bureaucracy, expanding community care, and strengthening mental health support to ensure timely, respectful care. Lambert proposes reducing VA bureaucracy and expanding veterans' access to community health care to confront the veteran suicide crisis. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Kathy Castor supports lowering health care costs and expanding Medicare benefits, including negotiating drug prices and capping insulin costs 1. She voted yea on rural care and early act reauthorization, and nay on Medicaid harm, premium lowering, and patient support acts 2. Mike Beltran supports expanding healthcare access and lowering costs by breaking up bureaucracies blocking new clinics and expanding telehealth for affordable, high-quality care 3. Brian Lambert supports improving veterans' healthcare by cutting VA bureaucracy, expanding community care, and strengthening mental health support to ensure timely, respectful care 45. | |||
| Immigration | Castor advocates for immigration reform that provides a fair pathway to citizenship, benefiting immigrants and the broader American economy. Castor votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a national emergency resolution. | Beltran supports finishing the border wall, deporting criminals and fraudsters, and restoring law and order at the southern border to ensure security for Florida families. Beltran supports completing the border wall. | Lambert supports securing all U.S. borders and ports, enforcing immigration laws fairly, opposing illegal immigration incentives, and promoting legal immigration. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Kathy Castor advocates for immigration reform that provides a fair pathway to citizenship, benefiting immigrants and the broader American economy 1. She votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a national emergency resolution 2. Mike Beltran supports finishing the border wall, deporting criminals and fraudsters, and restoring law and order at the southern border to ensure security for Florida families 3. He also supports completing the border wall 4. Brian Lambert supports securing all U.S. borders and ports, enforcing immigration laws fairly, opposing illegal immigration incentives, and promoting legal immigration 5. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | Castor votes yea on prison staff safety, guard act, and bail reporting, and nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender bills. | Beltran strongly supports law enforcement and opposes efforts to defund, undermine, or politicize police officers and first responders. | Lambert warns that rapid overdevelopment in his district is outpacing infrastructure and straining emergency response times. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Kathy Castor votes yea on prison staff safety, guard act, and bail reporting, and nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender bills 1. Mike Beltran strongly supports law enforcement and opposes efforts to defund, undermine, or politicize police officers and first responders 2. Brian Lambert warns that rapid overdevelopment in his district is outpacing infrastructure and straining emergency response times 3. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Beltran supports protecting life, believes Dobbs was correctly decided, and holds that states should set abortion policies with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Castor votes yea on tax relief and continuing appropriations acts, and nay on budget resolution and some appropriations acts. | Beltran supports the largest tax cut in Florida history and tax holidays on gas and everyday purchases to provide relief from inflation and reduce wasteful government spending. Beltran supports balancing the federal budget, citing interest on accrued debt as a major driver of the deficit. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Kathy Castor votes yea on tax relief and continuing appropriations acts, and nay on budget resolution and some appropriations acts 1. Mike Beltran supports the largest tax cut in Florida history and tax holidays on gas and everyday purchases to provide relief from inflation and reduce wasteful government spending 2. He also supports balancing the federal budget, citing interest on accrued debt as a major driver of the deficit 3. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Castor leads efforts to address the climate crisis through clean energy investment, environmental justice, and aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Castor votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts, and nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | Beltran opposes data centers being built without local approval and guarantees they won't raise energy bills or harm the environment, advocating for local control over community decisions. | Lambert supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy promoting free markets, responsible domestic production, innovation, and energy independence to strengthen national security. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Kathy Castor leads efforts to address the climate crisis through clean energy investment, environmental justice, and aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 1. She votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts, and nay on EPA rule disapproval and the HEATS Act 2. Mike Beltran opposes data centers being built without local approval and guarantees they won't raise energy bills or harm the environment, advocating for local control over community decisions 3. Brian Lambert supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy promoting free markets, responsible domestic production, innovation, and energy independence to strengthen national security 4. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Castor votes yea on war powers removal resolutions and veterans clinic naming, and nay on defense authorization and FISA amendments. | Beltran supports a strong national defense focused on protecting America and advocates for ensuring veterans receive the care, resources, and respect they deserve. Beltran supports using the U.S. military to protect American interests while allies bear more of their own defense costs. | Lambert supports maintaining a strong military, fulfilling Congress's constitutional role in war decisions, and providing troops with necessary training and equipment to defend the nation. Lambert criticizes continued U.S. military involvement in the conflict with Iran, calling the intervention unnecessary and a disaster. |