DIAZ-BALART, MARIO

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DIAZ-BALART, MARIO
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: Experience: House: District 25, 2003-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,013,511Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Mario Diaz-Balart

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Tia; 1 Child: Cristian

Birth Date: 09/25/1961

Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Home City: Miami, FL

Religion: Catholic

Education

Attended, Political Science, University of South Florida, 1979-1982

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 25, 2003-present

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1989-1992, 2001-2002

Senator, Florida State Senate, 1993-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Colombia Caucus, present

Former Chair, Combined Appropriations/Ways and Means/Finance and Tax Committee, present

Member, Committee on Commerce and Communications, National Conference of State Legislatures, present

Member, Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on the European Union, present

Member, Congressional Contaminated Drywall Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Defense Communities Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Friends of Panama Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Georgia Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Health Care Reform Caucus, present

Co-Founder, Congressional Hispanic Conference, present

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Conference, present

Member, Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Morocco Caucus, present

Member, Congressional National Guard Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Everglades Caucus, present

Founder, Everglades Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Florida Ports Caucus, present

Member, Hellenic Caucus, present

Member, House General Aviation Caucus, present

Member, House Republican Israel Caucus, present

Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present

Member, Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Taiwan Caucus, present

Professional Experience

President, Gordon, Sloan and Diaz-Balart

Founder, Protecting Families Online

Aide, Mayor Xavier Suarez, 1985-1988

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Member, Children First, Consultative Committee

Member, Hispanic Advisory Board, Republican National Committee

Member, National Association of Latino Elected Officials

Member, Spanish American League Against Discrimination

Former Board Member, Special Olympics Florida

Co-Founder, Washington Waste Watchers

Member, Westchester Lions Club

Additional Information

Awards:

Small Business Advocate Award, Small Business Survival Committee, 2003, 2004

Top 100 Most Powerful Hispanics in the U.S.A., Poder Magazine, 2003

Hero of the Taxpayer Award, Americans for Tax Reform, 2003, 2004

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 41

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/22/2009	H.R.2591	Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2009	05/22/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
05/12/2009	H.Res.387	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week.	05/12/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/23/2009	H.R.1559	To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park.	03/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
02/13/2009	H.Res.163	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for appropriate accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects.	02/13/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
08/06/2008	H.R.6728	Everglades National Park Land Exchange Act of 2008	08/06/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
07/23/2008	H.Res.645	Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives to the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police as the House honors the 10th Anniversary of the tragic deaths of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who lost their lives protecting the Capitol and the people inside from an armed attack.	07/23/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/05/2008	H.R.5962	Keep Our Homes Act of 2008	05/05/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/24/2008	H.R.5905	Commuter Aid and Relief for Suburbs Act of 2008	04/24/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/25/2008	H.Res.995	Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.	02/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
11/15/2007	H.Con.Res.260	Condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.	11/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/21/2007	H.Res.402	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week.	05/21/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/03/2007	H.R.2145	To establish a pilot program in the Department of State for improvement of government-to-government relations with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.	05/03/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
03/01/2007	H.R.668	Web Video Violence Act	03/01/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
01/11/2007	H.R.411	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.	01/11/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/04/2006	H.Res.756	Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives to the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police.	04/04/2006 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
03/07/2006	H.R.4863	To establish a pilot program in the Department of State for improvement of government-to-government relations with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.	03/07/2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
11/15/2005	H.R.4330	Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act of 2005	11/15/2005 Referred to House Resources (All Actions)
10/17/2005	H.R.4031	Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act	10/17/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (All Actions)
05/10/2005	H.Res.193	Expressing support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba on May 20, 2005, in Havana.	05/10/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/23/2004	H.R.3785	To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.	12/23/2004 Became Public Law No: 108-483. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)

Total: 1435

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/08/2017	H.R.2836	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures.
05/18/2017	H.Res.342	Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world.
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017	H.Res.188	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/04/2017	H.R.2369	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of the payment of a duty upon the sale of certain used yachts, and for other purposes.
05/04/2017	H.R.2354	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/25/2017	H.R.1159	United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
04/06/2017	H.Res.271	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan.
04/05/2017	H.Res.249	Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/22/2017	H.R.1468	Recognizing America's Children Act
03/21/2017	H.R.1660	Global Health Innovation Act of 2017
03/09/2017	H.R.909	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
03/08/2017	H.R.1422	Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

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