Eastern Hillsborough · FL-14
Bloomingdale, Florida
in Florida's 14th Congressional District
Bloomingdale is a mature, stable community in eastern Hillsborough where established neighborhoods and family roots define the character of FL-14.
What makes Bloomingdale home.
Bloomingdale is a community of established neighborhoods, mature trees, and the kind of long-term residents who know their neighbors. It sits along the Bloomingdale Avenue corridor between Brandon and FishHawk, with quick access to Tampa, Brandon's commercial core, and the growing communities to the south.
The Bloomingdale Regional Library, neighborhood parks, and well-regarded schools anchor a daily rhythm of family life that has stayed consistent even as eastern Hillsborough has grown around it. Many residents have lived in the same homes for decades; others arrived more recently looking for exactly that stability.
Bloomingdale's character is quieter than Brandon's, less new than FishHawk's, but rooted in the same conservative values that define so much of FL-14: family, faith, fiscal responsibility, and local control.
What Bloomingdale needs from Washington.
Bloomingdale families have real, practical stakes in what Congress does — and what it stops doing. These are the federal priorities John Peters will fight for on behalf of Bloomingdale:
- → Property insurance reform — Bloomingdale homeowners are facing the same premium spirals as the rest of Hillsborough
- → Tax policy that protects middle-class family deductions and savings
- → Federal education flexibility so families keep school-choice access
- → Inflation relief through fiscally responsible federal spending
- → Federal-aid highway funding for the Bloomingdale Avenue corridor
Meet John
John Peters in Bloomingdale.
John Peters regularly meets with Bloomingdale residents during his weekly visits across eastern Hillsborough. He has spent years listening to homeowners, parents, and small business owners along the Bloomingdale Avenue corridor about the cost of living, the cost of insurance, and the cost of a Washington that has stopped paying attention.
The Incumbent
Castor's record on what matters in Bloomingdale.
Bloomingdale families care about staying in the homes they have built and the schools their children attend. Kathy Castor's eighteen-year record reflects consistent votes for federal spending that drives inflation, and for federal policy that has done little to relieve Florida's homeowners insurance crisis. After nine terms, Bloomingdale deserves a representative whose voting record matches the values of its neighborhoods.
See Castor's record →Issues that matter to Bloomingdale
Lowering Insurance Costs
Tort reform and real competition to bring down homeowners and auto premiums.
Fiscal Responsibility & Balanced Budget
A Balanced Budget Amendment to stop Washington from spending more than it takes in.
Education & School Choice
Empower parents with school choice, transparency, and a focus on the fundamentals.
Economic Growth & Jobs
Lower taxes, cut red tape, and unleash the economy of eastern and southern Hillsborough.