Mario Diaz-Balart

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Federal dollars secured. Legislation passed. Communities protected.

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Lower the Cost of Living

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No tax on tips or overtime, permanent tax cuts for working families, and relief for seniors — sparing FL-26 taxpayers an average 24% tax increase.

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Protect Our Children

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$135M for school violence prevention, tougher laws against online predators, and reinforced parental rights in education.

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Support Small Business

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Backing the 21,000+ manufacturing jobs and $1.9B in annual wages that power FL-26 — with expanded tax relief and renewed Opportunity Zones.

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Protect the Everglades

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Continuing the work of the Everglades Caucus to protect Florida's natural heritage and water supply for future generations.

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Your contribution protects the seat, funds the campaign, and keeps South Florida's most experienced voice in Washington.

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Secured over $128.5 million through Community Project Funding for South Florida — $6M for I-75 access improvements, $4.9M for Southeast Hialeah stormwater upgrades, $973K for Miami Lakes drainage, and $9M for Collier County's Veterans Community Center. Fully funded Air Traffic Control operations, enabling 2,500 new controllers and $4 billion in FAA modernization supporting Miami International Airport.

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Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Everglades Caucus — more than $6 billion delivered since his election for the EAA and C-43 Reservoirs and other CERP projects, plus streamlined Section 404 permitting. Protecting South Florida's drinking water, flood resilience, and Florida Bay.

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Delivered over $11 million in FY26 funding for Miami-Dade and regional law enforcement — new patrol vehicles, upgraded technology, and mobile command centers — while championing House-passed bills like the LEOSA Reform Act and the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act. First responders also keep more of their pay with no tax on overtime.

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Secured at least $135 million for school violence prevention through the STOP School Violence Act — threat assessment, security improvements, and training — while advancing legislation that shields kids from online exploitation, cracks down on predators, and reinforces parental rights.

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Helped block an average 24% tax increase on FL-26 families — no tax on tips or overtime, relief for seniors on Social Security (88% expected to pay none), an expanded Child Tax Credit, and death tax relief protecting 242 family farms. Refunds are averaging 11% higher, supporting 21,000 manufacturing jobs and nearly $4 billion in local economic output.

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Secured $324 million for the CDFI Fund and $140 million for Small Business Development Centers — financing and counseling for entrepreneurs in underinvested communities. Delivered a $256 million boost for faster IRS customer service, and pushed USPS accountability for rural communities like Everglades City and Chokoloskee.

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Increased charter school funding by $60 million, preserved Pell Grants and magnet schools, and backed the first federal school choice tax credit. Prevented a $1,700 tax hike on families, added $500 to the Child Tax Credit, quadrupled the employer childcare credit, expanded the Adoption Tax Credit, and boosted LIHEAP by $10 million for South Florida.

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Delivered $1.9 billion for Community Health Centers, $10 million for cancer screenings through the Alcee L. Hastings program, and expanded pediatric medical education. Cosponsored the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act — now law — giving seniors access to breakthrough early cancer detection.

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As Chairman, cut spending 16% from FY25 with over $9 billion in savings and tougher oversight — fully funding the U.S.–Israel Memorandum of Understanding, countering the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence, keeping the IRGC on the terrorist list, and funding the fight against fentanyl flows into the U.S.

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Directed $25 million for Cuba's democratic opposition plus $30 million for Radio and TV Martí, $50 million for human rights and civil society in Venezuela, and $15 million for democracy and religious freedom in Nicaragua — with accountability for Cuban doctor trafficking and action against Tren de Aragua.