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Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican · Representative, FL ·26

Mario Diaz-Balart is the Republican U.S. Representative (FL's 26th congressional district). The platform has 3 voting records on file (2023-2024) and 28 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
52 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
41 → 8
Donor Influence 15%
76 → 11
Silence Risk 25%
85 → 21
Contradiction Risk 25%
40 → 10
Intelligence Volume 15%
25 → 4
Constituency Deviation 0%
22 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English Speaking Households: 74.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 14%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Presidential Vote: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Residents: 55.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic Population: 73.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $71,986
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 1 (constitutional right to hunt/fish) (2024) — passed, margin 76% for
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 (abortion rights) (2024) — passed, margin 57% for
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Construction (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Baptist Health South Florida (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Florida International University (6000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Jackson Health System (12000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 26th Congressional District covers portions of Miami-Dade County including Homestead, Kendall, and portions of Coral Gables, representing one of the most heavily Hispanic districts in the country with 73.7% Hispanic population (predominantly Cuban with significant Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, and Colombian communities). The district has 55.6% foreign-born residents…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 26th Congressional District covers portions of Miami-Dade County including Homestead, Kendall, and portions of Coral Gables, representing one of the most heavily Hispanic districts in the country with 73.7% Hispanic population (predominantly Cuban with significant Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, and Colombian communities). The district has 55.6% foreign-born residents, 74.7% non-English-speaking households, and median household income of $71,986 with 14% poverty rate. The economy centers on healthcare, retail trade, and construction, with highest-paying sectors in management companies, information, and mining/oil/gas extraction. Property values are high ($444,800 median) while homeownership is moderate (56.3%). The district voted 56.1% for Trump in 2024, making it a Republican-leaning seat with significant progressive immigrant-rights constituencies.
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Voted yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) on 2023-05-11: Diaz-Balart voted for hardline immigration restriction while representing FL-26 with 55.6% foreign-born population and 70% Spanish-speaking households. The donor-aligned vote (restriction lobby) conflicts with immigrant-heavy district demographic where border enforcement directly affects constituents' family reunification.
primary · 2023-05-11 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on S. 2845 (Venezuela Sanctions Extension) on 2024-03-01: Diaz-Balart championed and voted for Venezuela sanctions extension affecting PDVSA oil markets, directly benefiting U.S. oil majors who are major campaign donors while his district includes significant Venezuelan-American population who support regime change but also have family connections affected by sanctions.
primary · 2024-03-01 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024) on 2023-07-27: Diaz-Balart voted for $886 billion defense authorization as Vice Chair of Appropriations responsible for defense spending. The donor-aligned vote (defense contractors fund his campaign) comes while FL-26 has 14% poverty rate and 111,000 residents below poverty line — federal resources directed to defense contractors over constituent…
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Voted yea on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024) on 2023-07-27: Diaz-Balart voted for $886 billion defense authorization as Vice Chair of Appropriations responsible for defense spending. The donor-aligned vote (defense contractors fund his campaign) comes while FL-26 has 14% poverty rate and 111,000 residents below poverty line — federal resources directed to defense contractors over constituent social services.
primary · 2023-07-27 ✓ Verified
[statement] Diaz-Balart has not publicly criticized Trump's March 2025 revocation of temporary humanitarian parole for ~300,000 Cubans, including many in his FL-26 district, despite the policy directly contradicting his stated 'fair, legal, and humane' immigration positioning.
primary · 2025-03-15 ✓ Verified
[platform] Diaz-Balart publicly states: 'I am strongly committed to promoting fair, legal, and humane immigration policies which also take into account the contributions immigrants have made to this great nation' on his official immigration page.
primary · 2024-01-01 ✓ Verified
US Department of Defense (Pentagon) oversight As Vice Chair of Appropriations responsible for defense spending, Diaz-Balart voted yea on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024) for $886…
Frederica S. Wilson colleague Fellow Florida Representative; both serve on committees and represent South Florida constituencies.
SAM.gov mentioned together in database SAM.gov appears in the same list of known entities as Mario Diaz-Balart, indicating both are entries in the investigative database.
Mercury Systems Inc. Employees PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00822569/
Mvl PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00817338/
Hispanic Leadership Trust donor $10,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00809970/
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Aerovironment, Inc PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797530/
Aar Corp. PAC donor $10,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00625921/
150pac.Org donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00614552/
Razor PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00493361/
Netjets Inc. PAC donor $8,500 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00481309/
Eye Of The Tiger PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC donor $8,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (8 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00433060/
Airbus Group, Inc. PAC donor $10,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00421230/
Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PAC donor $10,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00414896/
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC donor $10,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac donor $6,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00404392/
Herzog PAC donor $5,000 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00391979/
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc PAC (Shippac) donor $8,500 to Mario Diaz-Balart's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00325092/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "Diaz-Balart publicly states: 'I am strongly committed to promoting fair, legal, and humane immigration policies which also take into account the contributions immigrants have made to this great nation' on his official…
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Diaz-Balart publicly states: 'I am strongly committed to promoting fair, legal, and humane immigration policies which also take into account the contributions immigrants have made to this great nation' on his official immigration page.
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Vote: on "Diaz-Balart has not publicly criticized Trump's March 2025 revocation of temporary humanitarian…"
Diaz-Balart's platform states commitment to 'fair, legal, and humane immigration' while his public silence on Trump's massive Cuban deportation crackdown suggests position evolution to align with Trump administration priorities. As 'dean of Florida's delegation' and top appropriator, his silence on a policy directly…
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Diaz-Balart's platform states commitment to 'fair, legal, and humane immigration' while his public silence on Trump's massive Cuban deportation crackdown suggests position evolution to align with Trump administration priorities. As 'dean of Florida's delegation' and top appropriator, his silence on a policy directly affecting his district's constituents signals political accommodation over stated principles.
Last silence detection: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:20:00 GMT (via scheduled run)
Trump administration Cuban immigrant deportation crackdown
92d silent
Expected position: Given Diaz-Balart's stated commitment to 'fair, legal, and humane immigration policies' and his Cuban-American family's exile background, he would be expected to publicly address the March 2025 revocation of temporary humanitarian parole…
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Expected position: Given Diaz-Balart's stated commitment to 'fair, legal, and humane immigration policies' and his Cuban-American family's exile background, he would be expected to publicly address the March 2025 revocation of temporary humanitarian parole affecting ~300,000 Cubans in his district. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Diaz-Balart has been active on press releases about Venezuela sanctions, defense appropriations, and Cuba democracy provisions, but has not made direct public statements addressing Trump's deportation crackdown on Cuban immigrants despite his district having 73.7% Hispanic population with strong Cuban-American voting bloc. His public positioning focuses on regime change rhetoric while avoiding direct criticism of immigration enforcement affecting his constituents. Primary URL: https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases
colleagues' leadership pacs
Eureka PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Razor PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Freedom 21 - Fighting For Freedom In The 21st Century PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation…
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Eureka PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Razor PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Freedom 21 - Fighting For Freedom In The 21st Century PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, Let'S Get To Work PAC, 31 Days PAC, Hispanic Leadership Trust, Mvl PAC, Defending The American Dream PAC, Space Coast Leadership PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
law & lobbying firms
Honeywell International PAC, Balch & Bingham Fed. Pol. Comm., Bhfs-E, Pc PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee), American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026))…
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Honeywell International PAC, Balch & Bingham Fed. Pol. Comm., Bhfs-E, Pc PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee), American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
other / unclassified
Blank Rome LLP PAC, King & Spalding Nonpartisan Committee For Good Government, Burger King Franchisee PAC, Community Associations Institute PAC Cai-PAC, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, 150pac.Org, American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000…
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Blank Rome LLP PAC, King & Spalding Nonpartisan Committee For Good Government, Burger King Franchisee PAC, Community Associations Institute PAC Cai-PAC, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, 150pac.Org, American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Vulcan Materials Co. P. A. C., Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Seaboard Corporation Political Action Committee, Peraton PAC, Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC, Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC), Saltchuk Resources Inc. PAC, Osi Systems Inc PAC…
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Vulcan Materials Co. P. A. C., Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Seaboard Corporation Political Action Committee, Peraton PAC, Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC, Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC), Saltchuk Resources Inc. PAC, Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PAC, Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Woolpert, Inc Political Action Committee, Point Blank Enterprises Inc PAC, Aar Corp. PAC, Amentum Inc. PAC, Shield Ai PAC, Aerovironment, Inc PAC, Mercury Systems Inc. Employees PAC, Applied Intuition, Inc. Political Action Committee (Applied PAC), Sail PAC - Saildrone Inc PAC, Drummond Company, Inc. PAC (Dpac) (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $8,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $9,500 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
party committees
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC (amounts: $8,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
Southern Glazer'S Wine And Spirits PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $7,500 (2026)
Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,500 (2026)
The Chickasaw Nation Tribal governments $5,000 (2026)
Space Coast Leadership PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Sail PAC - Saildrone Inc PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Applied Intuition, Inc. Political Action Committee (Applied PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $8,500 (2024)
Defending The American Dream PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Mercury Systems Inc. Employees PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Mvl PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Hispanic Leadership Trust Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Red Six Aerospace Inc. PAC Defense & aerospace $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)
Aerovironment, Inc PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Immigration and Naturalization Pathways 92 45 47
Healthcare Access and Affordability 88 55 33
Environment, Water Quality, and Everglades 82 58 32
Cost of Living, Inflation, and Housing 90 62 28
Social Security and Medicare 86 65 25
Disaster Resilience and Hurricane Recovery 85 68 22
Government Spending, Debt, and Fiscal Policy 74 60 20
Small Business and Economic Development 84 72 16
Education and Early Childhood 78 70 15
Crime, Public Safety, and Border Security 80 78 10
Trade and Hemisphere Relations (AGOA, Cuba, Venezuela) 76 82 8
Taxes and IRS Policy 83 80 8
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$9.5BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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