Brandon, Florida

Brandon grew from a quiet crossroads into the suburban anchor of eastern Hillsborough County. It is where many FL-14 families do their daily life — schools, shopping, faith communities, and the small businesses that line State Road 60 and U.S. 301. It is a place where the values are practical: hard work, strong neighborhoods, fiscally responsible local government, and the freedom to raise a family without Washington getting in the way.

The community hosts long-running churches, civic clubs, and youth sports leagues that have shaped generations of residents. Westfield Brandon and the surrounding commercial corridor draw shoppers from across the district, while quieter pockets along Bloomingdale Avenue and Lithia-Pinecrest Road feel more like the older neighborhoods many residents have always called home.

What connects all of it is a consistent character: Brandon is a place people choose to live because it works. The schools work. The streets work. The community works.

John Peters has spent more than two decades building family, business, and community ties across Brandon and the broader eastern Hillsborough region. Brandon is one of the cornerstones of his presence in the district — the place where most of his weekly visits, meetings, and conversations with constituents take place.

Kathy Castor's eighteen-year voting record reflects a Washington-first agenda that has not served Brandon well. Federal spending that drives inflation hits Brandon families directly at the grocery store and the gas pump. Federal regulation falls hardest on the kind of small businesses that line the Brandon commercial corridor. After nine terms in Congress, Castor's record is one of consistent partisan votes — not the practical, results-focused representation that families along State Road 60 actually need.