Is Mario Diaz-Balart pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mario Diaz-Balart stand on Israel?

Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican, Florida) has the 23rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +86: 1 sponsored bill, 26 cosponsorships, and 31 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 26 cosponsored bills × 2 = 52 points; 31 aligned floor votes × 1 = 31 points. Subtotal: 86 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +86 pro-Israel (86 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,606,687. Total spent: $2,354,822. Cash on hand: $2,071,185.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Diaz-Balart: $1,416,201 (2014–2026, 2 PACs, 42 donors, 665 bundled, including $32,925 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Diaz-Balart: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $56,500 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $239,499 (12%, 42 named individuals), of which $71,099 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,191,301 (84%, 665 conduit donors, including $32,925 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,416,201: PAC money $56,500, plus named individual donors $239,499, minus $71,099 routed through conduits by 15 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,191,301, equals $1,416,201 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Diaz-Balart.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.