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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of South Florida - Attended, political science

• Miami Shores (Fla.) Preparatory School - High school diploma (1979)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 100.00%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 60.45%

  Republican
  Mary Barzee Flores, 39.55%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 62.36%

  Republican
  Alina Irene Valdes, 37.64%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 100.00%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 75.65%

  Republican
  Stanley Blumenthal, 15.81%

  Non-designated

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  21st Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 100.00%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 53.05%

  Republican
  Jose Antonio Garcia (Joe), 46.95%

  Democrat

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 58.47%

  Republican
  Michael Calderin, 41.53%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 100.00%

  Republican

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  25th Congressional District of Florida
  Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart Caballero (Mario Diaz-Balart), 64.65%

  Republican
  Annie Betancourt, 35.35%

  Democrat

Employment History

• City of Miami, Fla.

  Aide to Mayor Xavier Suarez

Associated Organizations

• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

• 124 D St. Condominium Association

  Vice Chair

• Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute

• Republican Main Street Partnership

• Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress (Florida)

Awards

• Legislator of the Year Award (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) (March 2021)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

• Roadway Safety Champion Award (American Traffic Safety Services Association) (May 2019)

• Port Person of the Year (American Association of Port Authorities) (May 2019)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (April 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Oct. 2018)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (Florida Farm Bureau) (Oct. 2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (March 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) (March 2017)

• Change Maker Award (Miami-Dade County (Fla.) Homeless Trust) (Nov. 2016)

• Housing Champion Award (Florida Housing Coalition) (Sept. 2016)

• Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award (60 Plus Association) (2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	374 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0926
Phone:	202-225-4211
Fax:	202-225-8576

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken in 2003 costing $7,521

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee, Chair
House Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Air Cargo Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus, Co-Chair
• Cigar Caucus
• Congressional Abraham Accords Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Bipartisan School Safety and Security Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance
• Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on Peru
• Congressional Caucus on Poland
• Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technology
• Congressional Central America Caucus
• Congressional Colombia Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Czech Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Defense Communities Caucus
• Congressional Direct Selling Caucus
• Congressional Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Everglades Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Friends of Egypt Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Friends of Panama Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus
• Congressional Georgia Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance
• Congressional Hispanic Conference, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional Hungarian Caucus
• Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
• Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
• Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Morocco Caucus
• Congressional Resilient Construction Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional U.S. Cargo Airship Caucus
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
• Conservative Climate Caucus
• Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
• Election Integrity Caucus
• European Union Caucus
• Florida Ports Caucus, Co-Chair
• Friends of the Dominican Republic Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Republican Advisory Team on Cuba
• House Republican American Security Task Force
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Israel Caucus
• House Republican Steering Committee, Florida/Puerto Rico Region 2 Representative
• House Specialty Crops Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Montenegro Caucus
• Republican Governance Group
• Republican Main Street Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• Venezuela Democracy Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder

Caught Our Eye

• Late expense filings obscure just how much some House offices spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 16, 2021
  Some congressional member offices get dangerously close to spending their entire budgets - but you wouldn't know that from their initial expense disclosures. read more

• Diaz-Balart son/nephew enters lobbying world

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 8, 2017
  The son of former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and nephew of current Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) is getting in on the D.C. lobbying action. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Jan. 25, 2012
  One former lawmaker's attention to Taiwan while in office has paid dividends as he has picked up the nation's government as his first federal lobbying client. read more