Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/13/1954 Birthplace: Havana, Cuba District: represents FL-21 Political Party: Republican Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, Case Western Reserve University Law School, 1979 BA, International Relations, New College of Florida, 1976 Diploma, British Politics, Cambridge, England. Last elected in 2006 receiving 66,784 (59.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,069,794 (#156) Spent 33% (#553) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 57% (#212) From PACs 21% (#482) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 12 (#435) Total cost $110,100,000 (#135) Received 12 (#424) Total cost $111,052,000 (#102) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 42% right-wing (#144) Predictable 87% (#420) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 10 times (#145) Avg. length 835 words (#264) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,193 (#219) Introduced 32 (#383) Debated 3 (#400) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 66% (4/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 64% (9/14 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) AFL-CIO 30% (4/13 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Pedro Munilla $14,100 from November 9, 2001 to March 31, 2008 2 Sergio Pino $10,500 from March 31, 2004 to June 5, 2008 3 Gus Machado $10,000 from September 2, 2002 to June 30, 2008 4 Raul Fernandez $9,800 from September 29, 2004 to March 13, 2008 5 Gilbert L. De Cardenas $8,600 from April 6, 2001 to March 28, 2008 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $195,350 2 Housewife $39,950 3 Homemaker $37,619 4 Cacique $25,200 5 Mcm $21,650 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 2 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $5,000 3 Mr. Edward Kaleta - Humana, Inc. $5,000 4 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $5,000 5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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