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Shareholder, Sam Bell has step-daughter elected to Congress
(01/17/2007 )
Kathy Castor, a former Hillsborough County Commissioner, won the September 5, 2006 Democratic primary, defeating challengers Al Fox, Lesley "Les" Miller, Scott Farrell, and Michael Steinberg with 53% of the vote in this five-way race. Castor won the November election in Florida's 11th Congressional District and was sworn in on Jan. 4, 2007. Congresswoman Castor, who is the step daughter of Pennington shareholder Sam Bell and step brother of Pennington shareholder Doug Bell, has been appointed to the powerful Rules Committee and to the Armed Services Committee. Congresswoman Castor divides her time between Washington and Tampa.