[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican · Representative, FL ·26

Score Components

12 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

45 → 5

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

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 commu

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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 cons

primary · 2023-05-11

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

primary · 2024-03-01

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 r

primary · 2023-07-27

[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

[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

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Venezuela Sanctions Extension	yea	2024-03-01	mixed
National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024	yea	2023-07-27	aligned
Secure the Border Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-11	misaligned

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 contr"

Vote: on "Diaz-Balart has not publicly criticized Trump's March 2025 revocation of temporary humanitarian paro"

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

Last silence detection: Never

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 th

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

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:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

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

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