# Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 26th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 26th district
- Serving since: 2003-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000600
- FEC candidate IDs: H2FL25018

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000600 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.2% of Diaz-Balart’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

## What Diaz-Balart says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,286 classified statements: 1,963 posts on X, 258 press releases, 58 Congressional Record speeches, 7 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Diaz-Balart | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.1% | 72 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 7.0% | 15.1% | 199 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 59.9% | 67.7% | 180 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 8.9% | 155 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 32.8% | 37.4% | 144 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 3.0% | 90 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 43% (House Republicans 9.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 38% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.01), from 2,340 donors and 7,244 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.4% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.5% (97.1%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 79. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 78 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10257: To require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities. (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10257
- H.Res. 1440: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the city of Miami Springs, Florida. (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1440
- H.R. 8595: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (passed one chamber, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8595
- H.R. 4779: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (in committee, 2025-07-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4779
- H.R. 4558: To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street Northwest and Fuller Street Northwest and 16th Street Northwest and Euclid Street Northwest in… (in committee, 2025-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4558
- H.R. 4397: Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4397
- H.R. 3958: To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and… (in committee, 2025-06-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3958
- H.R. 3583: To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in… (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3583
- H.Res. 325: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the city of Hialeah, Florida. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/325
- H.R. 1299: EAGLES Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1299

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 37% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114773954942689476
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114812403196285285
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114836527201337411
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114836882181787805
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114371647893274829
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114410703801254265
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114438220461039972
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2114007994241618169
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congressman Díaz-Balart Receives the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy at the Freedom Tower · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-diaz-balart-receives-2026-democracy-award-national
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarioDB/status/2113259394582626330

## Links

- Official site: https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/MarioDB
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdiazbalart
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmariodb
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MarioDiazBalart
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000600

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000600