Politician
Mario Díaz-Balart
Republican · Florida · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2FL25018
Mario Díaz-Balart (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Florida 26th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all cycles
$8.5M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
48%
$4.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
48% of Mario Díaz-Balart's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida 26th District | $2.8M | 42% | $0 / $0 | $14K | $2.8M | … Counting |
| 2024 | Florida 26th District | $2.4M | 45% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 26th District | $1.8M | 49% | $0 / $0 | $65K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 25th District | $1.6M | 62% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.1MTrade group $682KUnion $435KOther $346KLeadership PAC $232KMembership $133KSuper PAC $6K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$30K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Hispanic Leadership Trust PartnershipOther$16K
- Florida East Coast Industries, LLC Good Government CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc Political Action Committee (Embraer PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Aerovironment, Inc PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee,Corporate$10K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 28 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 24 times (86%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $228K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $50K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $398K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $324K$49K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $398K | Present / not voting |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $228K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $49K$36K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Present / not voting |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $256K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $67K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $14K$17K$10K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $17K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $135K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 9 key votes (44%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 2 times and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 44% support ±3Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $49K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 66% support ±3Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $49K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$36K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 61% support ±3Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $31K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 61% support ±3Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $31K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 64% support ±12FL-25 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $14K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$17K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 62% support ±12FL-25 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±8FL-25 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $17K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
1 reported transactions, with volume $50K–$100K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 1 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- sellMDLIVE,INC. LOCATION: US2021-04-22 · private stock · spouse$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
5 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mario Díaz-Balart's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Christina McGarry DavidFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant / Scheduler, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Intern, Rep. Doc Hastings
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Tsmc Arizona, American Airlines, INC. and 8 more · via Penn Avenue Partners
Charles CooperFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference, Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, …
Now lobbies for Peopleforbikes, National Industries For The Blind, Publix Super Markets, INC., American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals and 1 more · via Brumidi Group, Signal Group Consulting, LLC
Christopher SweetFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
Now lobbies for Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association D.B.A Global Dca, The Cigna Group And Subsidiaries, Gambit Defense, INC · via Atlas Crossing LLC
Omar FrancoFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Now lobbies for Hp INC. · via Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Alexander SuttonFormer executive branch
Professional Staff Member, U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL 25) (2023-2024)
Now lobbies for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network INC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mario Díaz-Balart's 2026 campaign?
- Mario Díaz-Balart (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Florida 26th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mario Díaz-Balart?
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee, ($10K), Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Mario Díaz-Balart raised across elections?
- $2.8M in 2026, $2.4M in 2024, $1.8M in 2022, $1.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.