PERSON: Mario Diaz-Balart

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress

Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero (/bəˈlɑːRT/ bə-LART; born September 25, 1961) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2002, and his district includes much of southwestern Miami-Dade County, including Hialeah, and much of the northern portion of the Everglades.

After Representative Alcee Hastings’s death in April 2021, Díaz-Balart became the Dean (or longest-serving member) of Florida’s congressional delegation.

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