Mario Díaz-Balart
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RepublicanIn office since Jan 2003

Mario Díaz-Balart

U.S. Representative, FL-26 since 2003. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, FL-26Born 1961Marketing executive

In office
23 yrs
Since 2003
Bills became law
0
12 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
4.1%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+0.7
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Appropriations · Vice ChairDefenseNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 12 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Díaz-Balart sits in the U.S. House

Díaz-Balart is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianDíaz-BalartMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Dan Newhouse, María Elvira Salazar, Ryan Mackenzie

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Díaz-Balart’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Díaz-Balart’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Díaz-Balart was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Florida's 26th DistrictWonR+0.7R+17.9−17.2
2024U.S. House, FL-26WonR+41.8——
2022U.S. House, FL-26WonR+41.7——
2018U.S. House, FL-25WonR+20.9——
2016U.S. House, FL-25WonR+24.7——
2014U.S. House, FL-25Won———
2012U.S. House, FL-25WonR+59.8——
2010U.S. House, FL-21Won———
2008U.S. House, FL-25WonR+6.1——
2006U.S. House, FL-25WonR+16.9——
2004U.S. House, FL-25Won———
2002U.S. House, FL-25WonR+29.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$2.8M
Spent
$2.9M
Cash
$1.7M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

MARIO DIAZ-BALART FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active—

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Díaz-Balart has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Díaz-Balart has run against

  • Nicole Locklin (D) · 2026 general, won
  • Joey Atkins (D) · 2024 general, won
  • Christine Alexandria Olivo (D) · 2022 general, won
  • Mary Barzee Flores (D) · 2018 general, won
  • Alina Valdes (D) · 2016 general, won
  • Stanley Blumenthal (I) · 2012 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (unofficial)

How we know Díaz-Balart

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET