Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
· FL-26 · 119th Congress
Department of State (Chair) · and Related Programs (Chair) · and Housing and Urban Development (Chair) · and Related Agencies (Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations · Foreign Operations
Influence Score
67.5
Moderately exposed
↓ -7.8
vs 118th (75.3)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
8.1
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.7
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.9
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
9.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$75,949 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $155.30M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $311K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 57.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 53.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 75.3 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 67.5 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$104,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
3.2%
Amount from this network
$85,949
Total from all networks
$2,664,599
Networks contributing
350
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Who funds Diaz-Balart
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
94.2%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
20
Money that arrived near votes
$46K
Distinct donors
22
Distinct employers
19
Share of their total fundraising
3.05%
Biggest clusters of timed money
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$7K
BANK OZK
$3K
BLACKSTONE
$3K
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE
$3K
PZENA INVESTMENT MGMT
$3K
AKERMAN LLP
$2K
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM
$2K
RAYMOND JAMES
$2K
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP
$2K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$42K
HOUSEWIFE
$25K
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING
$18K
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE
$17K
HOMEMAKER
$16K
FLORIDA CRYSTALS
$16K
INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES
$14K
NATIONAL HEALTH TRANSPORT
$12K
RA JOHNSON DEVELOPER
$12K
SUNSHINE GASOLINE DISTRIBUTORS
$12K
SOUTHERN GLAZER S DISTRIBUTORS
$12K
STUDENT
$10K
RED6
$10K
HILLWOOD
$10K
AAR
$9K
AEG FUELS
$9K
HOMEMAKER
$9K
HEICO
$9K
AEG FUELS
$9K
BALLARD
$9K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mario Diaz-Balart comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
GIFFORDS PAC
$415K
CHANGE NOW
$198K
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$65K
SUNSHINEPAC
$20K
CARE ACTION
$1K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$215
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$67
LCV VICTORY FUND
$19
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
385 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $619K to Mario Diaz-Balart across 450 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$619K
Shared contributors
385
Contributions
450
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 14 | $18K |
| 2024 | 245 | 271 | $372K |
| 2026 | 157 | 165 | $229K |
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Revolving Door
6 former staff members
who worked for Mario Diaz-Balart or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAR FRANCO | Chief of Staff for Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A. | 73 | 340 | 2023–2025 |
| CHARLES COOPER | Chief of Staff for Rep. Adam Putnam(1/08-11/10); Policy Dir, House Republican Co… | BRUMIDI GROUP | 25 | 208 | 2023–2025 |
| CHRISTOPHER SWEET | Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | ATLAS CROSSING LLC | 24 | 150 | 2023–2025 |
| EMILY JACOBS | Legisl.Coordinator, Congressman Diaz-Balart, 07-09 | DENTONS US LLP | 6 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| CHRISTOPHER SWEET | Deputy Chief of Staff & Legislative Director, Legislative Director, Senior Legis… | SECURE IDENTITY LLC (D-B-A CLEAR) | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| ALEXANDER SUTTON | Professional Staff Member, U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL 25) (2023… | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
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Mario Diaz-Balart sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required