Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Darrell Issa
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 48th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
- Born
- 1953
- In Congress
- House since 2001 · 23 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- ISSA, DARRELL
California, District 48
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0CA48024 · Principal campaign committee: DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 48 | $2,181,705.10 | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 48 | $1,782,412.46 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 48 | $2,337,213.84 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
Total raised$2,181,705.10
Total spent$3,532,479.03
Cash on hand$293,842.39
Debts owed by the campaign$2,524,682.17
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$779,791.3536%
- PACs and other committees$387,700.0018%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$501,710.3423%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$512,503.4123%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$310,224.1922%
- Contributions over $200$1,123,591.7578%
- Itemized from inside California$763,184.2265%
- Itemized from other states$411,667.2535%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $84,472.00 · Texas $76,110.00 · New York $34,963.00 · Connecticut $27,950.00 · District of Columbia $27,250.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea513
Voted nay154
Did not vote7 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored54
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored133
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10364 American Copyright Protection Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 10317 Inventory Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Latest action Sep 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 10208 To provide for the continued use of certain trust land in San Diego County for healthcare purposes.
Introduced Sep 1, 2026 · Latest action Sep 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 10025 Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act
Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 10026 Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026
Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - H.J.Res. 201 Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Latest action Jul 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Spea… - H.R. 8974 To authorize the Development Finance Corporation to invest in Venezuela.
Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 8973 Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act
Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. - H.J.Res. 186 Congressional Apportionment Amendment Deadline Act
Introduced May 14, 2026 · Latest action May 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 8546 Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act
Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Middle East and North Africa
- Oversight and Intelligence
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Investigations and Oversight
- Research and Technology
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Chair
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
110 committees reported giving $330,212.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
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- MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (CAVU PAC)Leadership PAC$3,500.00
- LEAN FORWARD AMERICAJoint fundraising committee$3,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (TKO PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,700.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JEWELERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JAPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SKYDANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKYCORP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- PLAIN STATE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GUY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TENNESSEE TOUGH PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY PAC - FEDERALPAC$1,500.00
- THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- WESTFIELD FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- PRIZEPICKS PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AZOA SERVICES CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLIANZ OF AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC. PAC (BSA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- WARNER MUSIC INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCONNIE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PIM BRANDS INC. EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ADVERTISING PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$18.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Darrell Issa$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Darrell Issa$3,552.38
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- ACTIVATE AMERICAOpposing$3,487.00
- VOTER TO VOTER PACOpposing$63.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 48, 2026 · 24 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Issa (R) | $2,181,705.10 | $293,842.39 | 2026-09-30 |
| Marni Von Wilpert (D) | $4,518,377.05 | $972,802.76 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jim Desmond (R) | $3,177,972.16 | $717,518.45 | 2026-10-14 |
| Brandon Riker (D) | $2,265,169.83 | $623.56 | 2026-09-30 |
| Abel Chavez (D) | $472,664.61 | $10,028.52 | 2026-09-30 |
| Anuj Dixit (D) | $465,937.26 | $167,994.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ferguson Porter (D) | $62,492.39 | $21,537.63 | 2025-09-30 |
| Marc Iannarino (D) | $45,313.96 | $0.00 | 2026-05-21 |
| Corinna Contreras (D) | $35,599.93 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Curtis Morrison (D) | $35,553.00 | $0.00 | 2026-02-23 |
Polling and ratings
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Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 27–52) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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