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Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2003
Preceded by None (District Created After 2000 Census)
Born September 25, 1961 (1961-09-25) (age 46)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Political party Republican
Spouse Tia Diaz-Balart
Religion Roman Catholic

Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart (born September 25, 1961) is an American politician. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Florida's Twenty-Fifth Congressional District is a US Congressional district in Florida. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since 2003 he has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th congressional district (map). The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Florida's Twenty-Fifth Congressional District is a US Congressional district in Florida. The district includes large portions of western Miami-Dade County and most of Collier and Monroe counties. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida Collier County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Monroe County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 79589

He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended the University of South Florida to study political science before beginning his public service career as an aide to then-Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez in 1985. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, The University of South Florida ( USF) known within its system as USF Tampa, is a public research University system located in Tampa, Florida Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Xavier L Suarez (b 1948 in Cuba was the first Cuban-born mayor of the City of Miami Florida. He was elected to the Florida House in 1988, moved to the Florida Senate in 1992 and back to the House in 2000. The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members each representing a district Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. During his second tenure in the House, he chaired the redistricting committee; it was an open secret that he drew the newly created 25th for himself. The same committee helped draw Florida's other newly created district, the 24th, for state House Speaker Tom Feeney and also reconfigured the 5th for State Senate President Pro Tem Ginny Brown-Waite. Thomas Charles "Tom" Feeney III usually known as Tom Feeney (born May 21 1958) is a Republican politician from the state of Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite (born October 5, 1943) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States

He is the younger brother of Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart and the son of exiled Cuban politician Rafael Diaz-Balart, and a nephew of Mirta Diaz-Balart the first wife of Fidel Castro. Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart y Caballero on August 13 1958) a Cuban- American politician a former member The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Rafael Lincoln Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez ( January 17, 1926 - May 6, 2005) was a Cuban politician born in Banes who served Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until He currently lives in Miami with his wife and son.

Unlike the other two Cuban-Americans who represent Miami in Congress — Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and his older brother — Mario Diaz-Balart has a strongly conservative voting record. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (also known as Ileana Ros; born Ileana Ros y Adato July 15 1952) is a Republican United States Representative He is one of two voting Hispanic members of Congress — the other being Trent Franks of Arizona — who is a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee. Trent Franks (born June 19 1957) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The Republican Study Committee is a Caucus of conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives. His district, however, is known to be the most socially conservative district of the five that divide Miami-Dade County (largely due to its section of heavily Republican Collier County).

Like his two Cuban-American colleagues, Diaz-Balart is a strong advocate of maintaining the Cuban embargo, saying "Some people do not understand the embargo of Cuba. The United States Embargo Against Cuba (described in Cuba as el bloqueo, Spanish for "the Blockade " is an economic commercial and Its purpose is to keep American hard currency out of the hands of a Communist thug by restricting most trade and travel. Hard currency or strong currency, in Economics refers to a globally traded Currency that can serve as a reliable and stable Store of value. "[1]

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Preceded by
District Created		 Representative of the 25th Congressional District of Florida
2003–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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