Official portrait of Mario Diaz-Balart
U.S. House

Mario Diaz-Balart

U.S. Representative for Florida’s 26th District

Party
Republican
In office since
January 7, 2003
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in FL-26

Candidates registered with the FEC for FL-26 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Mario Diaz-BalartIncumbentRepublican$2.1M$2.5M
Nicole LocklinDemocrat$348K$199K
Yurina GilDemocrat$39K$17K
Deborah Ann Meidinger HoseyNo party affiliation$8,924$1,540

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through July 29, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments1
  • House Committee on AppropriationsVice Chair
    • Defense
    • National Security, Department of State, and Related ProgramsChair
Contact
Washington office
374 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0926

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.