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Person

Mario Díaz-Balart

U.S. Representative from Florida

Also known as Mario Rafael Caballero Díaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero

0 members

Party

Republican

Chamber

House

State

In office since

2003

Next election

2026 →

Votes recorded

643

Stated positions

6 topics · AI-compiled from cited sources

Defense/National SecurityViews providing for the common defense as the federal government's most important priority and supports measures to strengthen national security in response to threats such as the September 11 attacks.1 ref ▾

Issues | Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart ↗

Everglades Restoration/EnvironmentSupports restoration of the Everglades and co-founded the Everglades Caucus in the House of Representatives to address ecological damage.1 ref ▾

Issues | Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart ↗

Fiscal ResponsibilitySupports fiscal discipline in Congress, including eliminating wasteful, fraudulent, or duplicated federal programs to increase efficiency and save taxpayer money.1 ref ▾

Issues | Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart ↗

Hurricane PreparednessSupports proactive hurricane preparedness measures for Florida residents given the state's vulnerability to storms.1 ref ▾

Issues | Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart ↗

ImmigrationSupports comprehensive immigration reform that combines stronger border security with addressing the status of immigrants already in the country, describes himself as a longtime co-sponsor of the DREAM Act, and has worked on bipartisan immigration legislation.3 refs ▾

Immigration Enforcement/Deportation PolicySupports focusing deportation efforts on criminals and those with existing deportation orders rather than law-abiding non-criminal immigrants, and supports protections against deporting people to countries where they would face persecution.1 ref ▾

'You can't deport them': Mario Díaz-Balart says non ... ↗

Legislative record

Official roll-call record · Congress 119 · BioGuide D000600

Total votes

643

Missed

26 (4.0%)

Committees

✅ YeaRemoving Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActHR8884 · 2026-07-23

On PassageResult: PassedRoll call ↗Bill on congress.gov ↗

❌ NayDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranHCONRES89 · 2026-07-23

On Agreeing to the ResolutionResult: PassedRoll call ↗Bill on congress.gov ↗

Position vs. vote record — conflicts

Consistency score: 88 · Mostly consistent

⚡ moderateHR2913vs. stated position on Defense/National Security ▾

Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which supporters framed as countering a major security threat; he may have viewed it as unrelated to domestic defense priorities or fiscally unjustified, but it sits uneasily with his stated view that strengthening national security against threats is paramount.

Voted Nay on 2026-06-04 — see the roll call ↗

⚡ moderateS2vs. stated position on Immigration Enforcement/Deportation Policy ▾

Voted for the Secure America Act, an enforcement-focused border security bill; while consistent with his support for stronger border security, its broad enforcement provisions could conflict with his stated preference for prioritizing criminal deportations and protecting people from removal to countries with persecution risks.

Voted Yea on 2026-06-09 — see the roll call ↗

Committee assignments

🏛️ House Committee on Appropriations · Vice Chair

📊 Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.