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
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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