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Diaz-Balart, Mario

United States Representative · Florida · District 26

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Mario Diaz-Balart is the Republican U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th Congressional District and is serving his twelfth House term. The House Clerk lists him as vice chair of Appropriations and a member of its Defense and National Security/State subcommittees.

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Profile research reviewed August 21, 2026

Mario Diaz-Balart is the Republican U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th Congressional District and is serving his twelfth House term. The House Clerk lists him as vice chair of Appropriations and a member of its Defense and National Security/State subcommittees.

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Current institutional role

Vice Chair — House Committee on Appropriations

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Biography & Current Office

Background & current office

Mario Diaz-Balart is the Republican U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th Congressional District and is serving his twelfth House term. The House Clerk lists him as vice chair of Appropriations and a member of its Defense and National Security/State subcommittees.

Diaz-Balart’s official biography records prior service in both chambers of the Florida Legislature before his election to Congress in 2002. He is the dean of Florida’s congressional delegation and a House deputy whip.

In the 119th Congress, Diaz-Balart chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs and serves on the Defense Subcommittee. His profile keeps those appropriations and foreign-policy responsibilities in the public-record layer unless a specific factual assertion warrants a separate review.

Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Public record

Current seat & contact information

Chamber
U.S. House of Representatives
Representation
Florida · District 26
Party
Republican
Birth date
September 25, 1961
Washington phone
(202) 225-4211
Office
374 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0926
Committees & Leadership

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Leadership / institutional roles

  • Vice Chair — House Committee on Appropriations
  • Chair — Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
  • Dean — Florida congressional delegation

Reviewed committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
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Legislation & official congressional activity

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