Southern Hillsborough · FL-14
Ruskin, Florida
in Florida's 14th Congressional District
Ruskin is a historic agricultural community along Tampa Bay experiencing significant residential growth — and the federal infrastructure pressure that comes with it.
What makes Ruskin home.
Ruskin has been one of Florida's quiet agricultural anchors for more than a century, founded as a planned community along Tampa Bay and shaped by generations of growers, fishermen, and working families. The historic downtown, the surrounding tomato and strawberry fields, and the long-standing local businesses give Ruskin a working-Florida character that distinguishes it from newer communities to the north.
In the last decade, residential growth has accelerated dramatically along the U.S. 41 corridor and the eastern edge of Tampa Bay. Ruskin is now both a historic agricultural community and a fast-growing southern Hillsborough suburb — a combination that creates real federal stakes around infrastructure, immigration enforcement, schools, and insurance.
Ruskin's voters care about agriculture, neighborhood safety, fiscal discipline, and a federal government that respects the practical realities of working Florida.
What Ruskin needs from Washington.
Ruskin 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 Ruskin:
- → Trade policy that protects Florida growers and farm-to-market operations
- → Federal immigration enforcement that supports lawful agricultural workforce
- → I-75 / U.S. 41 federal-aid highway funding for capacity through southern Hillsborough
- → Property insurance reform for both growers and homeowners
- → School-capacity grants for fast-growing southern Hillsborough districts
- → USDA support for family farms and small agricultural operations
Meet John
John Peters in Ruskin.
John Peters regularly visits Ruskin as part of his weekly travels through southern Hillsborough. He has met with Ruskin growers, small business owners, and longtime residents over the years to understand what a community balancing agricultural heritage with rapid suburban growth actually needs from Congress.
The Incumbent
Castor's record on what matters in Ruskin.
Ruskin is shaped by working families, family farms, and the practical conservatism of southern Hillsborough. Kathy Castor's eighteen-year voting record has not delivered the trade, immigration, infrastructure, or insurance reform that Ruskin's farmers and homeowners actually need. After nine terms, Ruskin deserves a representative whose record reflects the working values of agricultural and growing Florida.
See Castor's record →Issues that matter to Ruskin
Economic Growth & Jobs
Lower taxes, cut red tape, and unleash the economy of eastern and southern Hillsborough.
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.