The District
Hillsborough County
Florida's 14th Congressional District is contained entirely within Hillsborough County, redrawn in May 2026 under HB 1D. Sabato's Crystal Ball rates the new district Leans R for the 2026 cycle. John Peters, rooted in Brandon, is running to represent it.
FL-14 Hillsborough County Brandon
The Communities
Fourteen places that make up FL-14.
From Brandon to Sun City Center, eastern and southern Hillsborough together carry the new district. Each place sets its own priorities for Washington.
Brandon
Read more → EasternValrico
Read more → EasternBloomingdale
Read more → EasternFishHawk
Read more → EasternLithia
Read more → EasternPlant City
Read more → EasternSeffner
Read more → EasternDover
Read more → SouthernRiverview
Read more → SouthernApollo Beach
Read more → SouthernSun City Center
Read more → SouthernRuskin
Read more → SouthernWimauma
Read more → SouthernGibsonton
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The new FL-14: Hillsborough County only.
On May 4, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida House Bill 1D, redrawing the state's congressional map ahead of the 2026 cycle. Under the new lines, Florida's 14th Congressional District is contained entirely within Hillsborough County. The old multi-county boundaries are gone. The district that voters across eastern and southern Hillsborough now share is unified, conservative, and focused on Hillsborough's working families.
Key dates for the 2026 election:
- June 8, 2026: Florida candidate qualifying week opens.
- August 18, 2026: Republican primary election.
- November 3, 2026: General election.
Voters can verify the new district map and statutory text in the enrolled bill: Florida HB 1D enrolled bill (Florida Senate, 2026 Special Session D).
Southern Tampa neighborhoods inside FL-14
Where the district reaches into the city, it touches some of Tampa's most established neighborhoods: Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Palma Ceia, South Tampa.
FL-14 by the numbers.
~770K
Residents
Approximate district population per Florida congressional district averages.
Leans R
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Sabato's Crystal Ball rates the new FL-14 Leans R for the 2026 cycle, reflecting the redrawn Hillsborough County boundaries under HB 1D.
1
County
Hillsborough is the single-county district under HB 1D, simplifying federal advocacy and constituent services.
20+
Communities
From Plant City to Sun City Center, from Brandon to South Tampa, FL-14 spans more than two dozen distinct communities.
Federal investment opportunities
FL-14 has real federal stakes, and a representative who actually advocates for Hillsborough County can deliver. The I-75 / I-4 / Selmon Expressway corridor is one of the most strained pieces of federal-aid highway in the southeast. The Tampa Bay region's largest military installation anchors the area's federal footprint, supporting tens of thousands of active-duty and veteran families across the region. Sun City Center's veteran population alone makes FL-14 one of the most VA-dependent districts in the state. The Port of Tampa Bay and the Department of Transportation grants that move freight through Hillsborough are critical to the district's future.
These are areas where strong, focused, conservative advocacy can produce results, and where the right representation matters. Hillsborough deserves a member of Congress who actually shows up to fight for these investments.
The Incumbent
Kathy Castor's record in this district.
Kathy Castor has represented some version of this Tampa-area district for nine terms (eighteen years in Washington). During that time, she has been one of the most consistent partisan votes in the Democratic caucus, voting with Democratic leadership and the most progressive wing of her party on issue after issue.
Under the new HB 1D map, the voters of FL-14 are more conservative than Castor's voting record reflects. The new district is expected to lean Republican given its redrawn Hillsborough County boundaries, and it deserves a representative whose record matches the values of the people who actually live here. The full vote-by-vote contrast lives on the Castor voting record page.
On the Republican primary side of the August 18, 2026 ballot, the other Republican is Robert Rochford, the 2024 GOP nominee who lost the general to Castor by 15.3 points. The public-record audit of his 2024 run, his post-loss litigation, and his FEC filings is at the Rochford record page.
FL-14 In 2026
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