Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
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| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 48 | $2,181,705.10 | Withdrawn |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$1,782,412.46
Total spent$755,386.07
Cash on hand$1,644,616.32
Debts owed by the campaign$5,081,387.99
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$823,857.5246%
- PACs and other committees$582,153.7233%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$365,118.6120%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,282.611%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
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
130 committees reported giving $472,245.00 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.
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,300.00
- CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$6,500.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$6,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHPAC$5,000.00
- ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CROSSPARTISAN PAC IIPAC$5,000.00
- B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pagePAC$4,500.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CGCN PACPAC$3,500.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- TELLURIAN INC PACPAC$3,000.00
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LOCKE LORD LLP PACPAC$2,500.00
- MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$2,500.00
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC, AKA CISCO SYSTEMS EPACPAC$2,500.00
- VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- C3.AI, INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- MEANINGFUL ACTION TOWARDS TOMORROW PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BURGER KING FRANCHISEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TEVA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF KELLEN CURRYCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NEMA PAC')PAC$1,500.00
- SAP AMERICA INC PACPAC$1,500.00
- CALIFORNIA COAST CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PACPAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) FEDERAL PACPAC$1,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ITI PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- THE TOY ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- WARNER MUSIC INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- LSTA, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INDEPENDENT MUSIC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WINE INSTITUTE PACPAC$847.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- COMBAT VETERANS FOR CONGRESS PACConnected PAC$500.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$92.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$6.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Darrell Issa$3,599.10
- Independent expenditures opposing Darrell Issa$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- AMERICAN POLICE AND TROOPERS COALITION PACSupporting$3,412.00
- REFORM LEADERS PACSupporting$157.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 48, 2024 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Issa (R) | $1,782,412.46 | $1,644,616.32 | 2024-12-31 |
| Michael Craig Simon (D) | $136,294.26 | $372.28 | 2024-09-30 |
| Stephen William Houlahan (D) | $29,975.29 | $7,946.98 | 2024-12-31 |
| Whitney Shanahan (D) | $24,248.47 | $196.19 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | June 14–20, 2024 | 625 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Darrell Issa 56% · Stephen Houlahan 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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