Mario Diaz-Balart
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 25th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Rivera |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | David Rivera |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lincoln Díaz-Balart |
| Succeeded by | Ted Deutch |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 112th district |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Villalobos |
| Succeeded by | David Rivera |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 37th district |
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In office 1992–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Gwen Margolis |
| Succeeded by | Alex Villalobos |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 115th district |
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In office 1988–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Javier Souto |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Manrique |
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Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero September 25, 1961 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Tia Díaz-Balart |
| Alma mater | University of South Florida, Tampa (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero /ˈdiːæz bəˈlɑːrt/ (born September 25, 1961) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida. He has represented a district in the Miami area since 2003, currently numbered as the 25th district. His current district includes much of southwestern Miami-Dade County, including the city of Hialeah, as well as much of the northern portion of the Everglades.
Díaz-Balart was born in 1961 in Fort Lauderdale, to Cuban parents, the late Cuban politician Rafael Díaz-Balart, and his wife, Hilda Caballero Brunet. His aunt, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was the first wife of Fidel Castro. Her son, and his cousin, is Fidel Ángel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart. His uncle is the Cuban-Spanish painter, Waldo Díaz-Balart. His brother, Lincoln Díaz-Balart, represented Florida's 21st District from 1993 to 2011. He has two other brothers, José Díaz-Balart, a journalist, and Rafael Díaz-Balart, a banker.
He attended the University of South Florida to study political science before beginning his public service career as an aide to then-Miami Mayor Xavier Suárez in 1985. In the same year, he changed his political party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.
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