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Mario Diaz-Balart
Candidate · 2026 midterms

Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart is running for US House, Florida 26. Mario Diaz-Balart has raised $1.9M.

REPUS House, Florida 26Challenger
What is in this fileChecked 2026-07-30
Money
Complete
FEC filings for the 2026 cycle
Background and ties
Complete
Sourced public records
Photo
Complete
Licensed image on file
Voting record
Not applicable
Has never held this seat
Primary result
Not applicable
Primary has not happened
File — The race

US House, Florida 26

Both sides of the seat, and what each has raised so far this cycle.

Primary · August 18, 2026$2.2M raised by the top two
NL
Nicole Locklin
$304K raised
vs
MD
Mario Diaz-Balart
$1.9M raised
$1.9M
Raised
$2.5M
Cash on hand
58%
From individuals
2
Others on the ballot
File — Quick answers

What people ask about Mario Diaz-Balart

Held office before?
Yes. Sourced background is loaded below.
Raised so far
$1.9M, from FEC filings.
Running against
Nicole Locklin, with $304K raised.
Currently in office?
No. This page is for a candidate who holds no office.
When people vote
Primary August 18, 2026. General November 3, 2026.
File — Ties

Family, money and earlier runs

Each line states the sourced relationship and stops there.

Family
father of Rafael Díaz-Balart [source]
Family
sibling of Lincoln Díaz-Balart [source]
File — Where the money came from

$1.9M raised

The FEC reports a candidate's totals by source. Donor names are not loaded for this page.

Individuals $1.1MPACs $801KParty $0
Named donors are not available for this candidate. Itemized donor names are matched to people who hold or have held office.
File — Background

house_candidate Mario Diaz-Balart, FL

Born September 25, 1961.

Studied at
University of South Florida [wikidata]
Family money
father · sourced role
Rafael Díaz-Balart [source]

Rafael Lincoln Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez was a Cuban attorney and politician. In the 1950s, Díaz-Balart served as Under Secretary of Interior during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and Majority Leader in the Batista-controlled Cuban House of Representatives prior to the Cuban Revolution.

sibling · sourced role
Lincoln Díaz-Balart [source]

Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart was a Cuban-American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district, succeeded him. He was chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress, he started a law practice and a consulting firm, both based in Miami, Florida.