12th term · 23.7 years in office: 11 full terms completed, 1 in progress.
Representative · FL-26 · Republican · since Jan 2003
Mario Diaz-Balart
Who they are
House Committee on Appropriations vice chairHouse Committee on Appropriations · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs subcommittee chairHouse Committee on Appropriations · Defense subcommittee8 bills authored · 0 enacted
Stated position vs. voting record.
The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.
SaysDoes
- Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
- Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
- Immigration: not yet stated; voted 63 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
- Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
- Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
- Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
The stats, cluster by cluster
6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size
Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.
Gap
How they voted.
- Voted NayDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- Voted YeaRemoving Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- Voted YeaNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- Voted YeaStop Insider Trading Act
- Voted YeaEstablishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
- Voted YeaProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Who's behind them.
How complete is this money picture?
46of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.
- Campaign finance
- Corporate-PAC share
- Disclosed trades
- Lobbyist meetings
Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jul 29, 2026
$2.1M
- PAC contributions
- Itemized individual
- Small-dollar (≤$200)
- All other
Disclosed trades
Ideology placement
0.282
0.165