Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

Biography

District: 25th District
Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1988-92; Fla. Senate, 1992-00; Fla. House, 2000-2002; U.S. House of Representatives, 2003-present
Born: Sept. 25, 1961; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Residence: Miami
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Wife, Tia Diaz-Balart; one child
Education: U. of South Florida, attended 1979-82
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 2002 (7th term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Defense; State-Foreign Operations; Transportation-HUD - Chairman); Budget

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	0	0.0

2012	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	151,466	75.6
		Stanley Blumenthal (NPA)	31,664	15.8

2010	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	0	0.0

2008	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	130,891	53.1
		Joe Garcia (D)	115,820	46.9

2006	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	60,765	58.5
		Michael Calderin (D)	43,168	41.5

2004	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	0	0.0

2002	general	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	81,845	64.7
		Annie Betancourt (D)	44,757	35.4

Roll Call Vitals

148th

on the House Seniority List

Fellow Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) is 33rd.

2nd

Florida is 2nd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

17,518

Twitter Followers (@MarioDB)

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.