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Darrell Issa

RepublicanChair, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet2026 race: Cook Political Report rates Lean D

Raised $2,090,221 · 241K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.3% of votes

Top contributing industries: not mapped ($145,000), Technology ($40,000), Leadership PAC ($40,000), Pro-Israel ($15,000), Labor Unions ($15,000)

Darrell Issa is a Republican U.S. Representative for California's 48th district. He has served 25.7 years in Congress; the seat is on the ballot in 2026, but Issa is not running for it. He raised $2,090,221 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 241K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 54 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 2.44 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score.

Service

25.7 years in Congress

Current term

January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027

Next election

2026

Born

November 1, 1953

Birthplace

Cleveland

Residence

Not listed

Gender

Male

Religion

Orthodox

Office

2108 Rayburn House Office Building

Phone

202-225-5672

Bioguide ID

I000056

Background and career

Darrell Edward Issa ( ICE-ə; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district. He represented the 50th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing two districts primarily covering North County in the San Diego area: first the 48th district for one term and then the 49th district for eight terms.

Education

School	Degree	Year	Source
Kent State University, Stark	attended		source
Siena Heights University	BA		source

Career before Congress

Role	Organization	Years	Source
CEO	Directed Electronics		source

Military service

Army, Captain (1970-1972 (active) |1976-1980 (reserve)) source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Orthodox (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Children: 1 · Marriages: 2 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

Not listed.

Campaign fundraising

Raised $1,782,412 in the 2024 cycle and $2,090,221 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
OBERSCHMIDT, ALEC	NONE	RETIRED	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	$7,000
BANCROFT, HUGH	RETIRED	RETIRED	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	$6,750
GREEN, MICHAEL L.	1A AUTO	FOUNDER	PEPPERELL, MA	$6,600
GREEN, RICHARD R.	1A AUTO PARTS	EXECUTIVE	PEPPERELL, MA	$6,600
KUTRIEH, TAREK	VCA ANIMAL HOSPITALS	FINANCE	LOS ANGELES, CA	$6,600
SCISM, JASON	RESEARCH IN MOTION	GOVT AFFAIRS	BASYE, VA	$6,600
BROWN, REGINALD J.	KIRKLAND & ELLIS	ATTORNEY	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$6,600
DE MARTINO, MICHAEL	ABBEY ROGERS, INC	SALES ENGINEER	ATLANTA, GA	$6,600
JANSEN, SARAH BETH	FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP	LOBBYIST	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$6,550
FRAZEE, ELIZABETH	TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES	CONSULTANT/BUSINESS OWNER	MCLEAN, VA	$6,450
CORLEY, SCOTT	CORLEY CONSULTING LLC	CONSULTANT	WASHINGTON, DC	$6,200
LAROSE, ROBERT SCOTT	MYTHICS INC.	CO-FOUNDER	ORLANDO, FL	$5,400
SMITH, DONALD	RETIRED	RETIRED	JUPITER, FL	$5,000
COONEY, MANUS	ACG ADVOCACY, LLC	MANAGING PARTNER	GIBSON ISLAND, MD	$5,000
GIBSON, JOSEPH H.	THE GIBSON GROUP	EXECUTIVE	WASHINGTON, DC	$5,000
REMINGTON, KRISTI	WEST FRONT STRATEGIES LLC	CONSULTANT	MCLEAN, VA	$4,300
FARRELL, PETER	RESMED, INC.	FOUNDER & BOARD MEMBER	HOUSTON, TX	$4,255
EDWARDS, MT	RETIRED	RETIRED	LA JOLLA, CA	$4,000
DAVIS, THEODORA LYNN	RETIRED	RETIRED	CAMPO, CA	$4,000
PARKS, MARTHA	RETIRED	RETIRED	FORT WORTH, TX	$3,600
ALPHIN, BRYAN C.	MONUMENT ADVOCACY	CONSULTANT/LOBBYIST	WASHINGTON, DC	$3,500
TAND, MOHAMMAD	ALLIANCE TECHNICAL GROUP	DIRECTOR	NORTHBOROUGH, MA	$3,300
MOEINIMANESH, AHMAD	RETIRED	RETIRED	EL CERRITO, CA	$3,300
RAGHAVAN, PRABHAKAR	GOOGLE	ENGINEER	SARATOGA, CA	$3,300
FITZPATRICK, JENNIFER	GOOGLE	SVP	HILLSBOROUGH, CA	$3,300

599 other donors gave a total of $372,995.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
MAPLE, RALPH E.	RETIRED	RETIRED	KATY, TX	$4,000
BUNN, DANIEL	RETIRED	RETIRED	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	$3,509
EDWARDS, MARK	RETIRED	RETIRED	LA JOLLA, CA	$3,500
KUTRIEH, TAREK A.	LIFTOFF MOBILE	PRESIDENT / CFO	LOS ANGELES, CA	$3,500
YODER, MAHLON D.	RETIRED	RETIRED	MENIFEE, CA	$3,500
COONEY, MANUS	ACG ADVOCACY	MANAGING PARTNER	GIBSON ISLAND, MD	$3,500
SUN, BENJAMIN	PRIMARY VENTURE PARTNERS	GENERAL PARTNER	NEW YORK, NY	$3,500
LAU, TOBIE	HOMEMAKER	HOMEMAKER	NEW YORK, NY	$3,500
TAYLOR, DANIEL J.	RETIRED	RETIRED	WICHITA, KS	$3,500
ANAND, GAURAV	COUPANG INC	FINANCE EXECUTIVE	BELLEVUE, WA	$3,500
BROWN, REGINALD J.	KIRKLAND & ELLIS	ATTORNEY	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$3,500
PARKER, MICHAEL	COUPANG INC.	VP FINANCE	SAINT GEORGE, UT	$3,500
ANAYA, BILL	COUPANG, INC	VICE PRESIDENT	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$3,500
HEYE, DONALD R.	RETIRED	RETIRED	SAN DIEGO, CA	$3,500
MEHTA, NEIL	GREENOAKS CAPITAL PARTNERS	MANAGING PARTNER	ORINDA, CA	$3,500
MEHTA, JASHEEN	POP AND BOTTLE	CEO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$3,500
BARTLETT, BRUCE	BARTLETT GROUP	TREASURER	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	$3,500
BANCROFT, HUGH	RETIRED	RETIRED	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	$3,500
WALKER, KENT	GOOGLE	PRESIDENT	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA	$3,500
SCISM, JASON	RESEARCH IN MOTION	GOVT AFFAIRS	BASYE, VA	$3,500
MUSK, ELON	SPACEX	CEO	AUSTIN, TX	$3,500
KLESZEWSKI, CHRISTIAN	AMVET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	ATTORNEY	OCEANSIDE, CA	$3,500
BELL, III, JAMES EDWARD	BELL LEGAL GROUP, LLC	ATTORNEY	GEORGETOWN, SC	$3,500
KLEIN, JODY	JODY KLEIN	CEO	SAG HARBOR, NY	$3,500
SMITH, LAMAR	LYON REAL ESTATE	REAL ESTATE BROKER	SAN ANTONIO, TX	$3,500

492 other donors gave a total of $307,549.

3 donor rows withheld pending verification.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Pro-Israel	$5,000
SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PAC	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
CROSSPARTISAN PAC II	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
MAJORITY PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Real Estate	$5,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)	PAC	Real Estate	$5,000
HUCK PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
MAJORITY PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Pro-Israel	$5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Accountants	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	PAC	Automotive	$5,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL	PAC	Telecommunications	$5,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	PAC	Insurance	$5,000
ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Accountants	$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Pro-Israel	$5,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Technology	$5,000
COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
BUDDY PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
VALOR PAC	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)	PAC	Energy	$5,000
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	PAC	Technology	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

Committee	Supporting the member	Opposing the member	Total	Single-candidate (80%+)	FEC record
AMERICAN POLICE AND TROOPERS COALITION PAC	$3,412	$0	$3,412	No	FEC
REFORM LEADERS PAC	$157	$0	$157	No	FEC

Donors to the member's leadership PAC, INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA: individuals at $50,000 or more, organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more.

Donor	Type	Net
PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS	other	$10,000
PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS	other	$5,000

2026 (partial)

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

Committee	Supporting the member	Opposing the member	Total	Single-candidate (80%+)	FEC record
ACTIVATE AMERICA	$0	$3,487	$3,487	No	FEC
VOTER TO VOTER PAC	$0	$63	$63	No	FEC

Donors to the member's leadership PAC, INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA: individuals at $50,000 or more, organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more.

Donor	Type	Net
PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS	other	$5,000

Joint fundraising committee GROW THE MAJORITY: $21,555 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

Donor	Type	Net
DUNN, TIMOTHY M.	individual	$1,970,900
PEROT, ROSS JR.	individual	$1,757,510
FOSTER, PAUL	individual	$1,678,600
MCKEE, JACK C.	individual	$1,586,000
PENSKE, ROGER MR.	individual	$1,510,000
RABOIS, KEITH	individual	$1,500,000
BOOK, ROBERT	individual	$1,250,000
CAMERON, RONALD	individual	$1,242,200
SUNDHEIM, DANIEL MR.	individual	$1,202,300
SUNDHEIM, BRETT	individual	$1,167,300

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

Not listed in the disclosures reviewed.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

0 trades, estimated volume No trades. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Top assets

Asset	Type	Value	Owner
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ Proshares Ultrapro QQQ D: This is a structured market linked product	Other		Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ B of A Finance LLC L/O TC-YN NDX RTY 2/19/27 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$25M-$50M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ JP Morgan Chase Financial T-IDN C01 9/30/26 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$25M-$50M	Self
Ocean Collection LP L: Carlsbad, CA, US	real estate	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ B of A Finance LLC L/O TC-YN NDX RTY 01/22/27 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ B of A Finance LLC L/O TC-YN NDX RTY 2/24/27 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ B Oof A Finance LLC L/O TC-YN NDX RTY 02/10/27 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ BNP Paribas T-IDN C01 10/30/26 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ BNP Paribas T-IDN C01 9/30/26 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self
Account 1-Investment account-496 ⇒ Citigroup Global Markets L/O TC-YN NDX RTY 01/15/27 D: This is a structured market linked product	Other	$5M-$25M	Self

Disclosed real estate

Location	Type	Value
Oceanside, CA, US	real property	$500K-$1M
Cincinnati, OH, US	real property	$1M-$5M
Fallbrook, CA, US	real property	$1M-$5M
Washington, DC, US	real property	$1M-$5M
Washington, DC, US income. The purchase in 2025 is listed on Schedule B.	real property	$1M-$5M
Carlsbad, CA, US	real property	$5M-$25M
Lake Tahoe, CA, US	real property	$1M-$5M

Primary residences are generally exempt from congressional financial disclosure and do not appear here.

Earmark requests (FY2026)

Total requested: $54,062,781

Project	Recipient	Subcommittee	Requested	In House bill
Pala Band of Mission Indians Community Learning Center	Pala Band of Mission Indians	Agriculture	$200,000	Yes
Fallbrook Public Utility District Downtown Water Reliability Pipeline Replacement Project	Fallbrook Public Utility District	Interior and Environment	$3,760,000	No
Poway/Ramona Treated Water Facilities Project	City of Poway	Interior and Environment	$5,000,000	No
EMWD Wine Country Sewer Infrastructure Project	Eastern Municipal Water District	Interior and Environment	$5,000,000	No
East County Advanced Water Purification Project	East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority	Interior and Environment	$1,944,781	No
Borrego Water District’s Aging Infrastructure Waterline Replacement Project	Borrego Water District	Interior and Environment	$3,608,000	No
Safeguarding Drinking Water Supplies Against PFAS & Emerging Contaminants	Rancho California Water District	Interior and Environment	$4,000,000	No
Escondido Creek Stormwater Management Project	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Energy & Water	$750,000	No
Rincon North Wastewater Infrastructure Modernization Project	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Energy & Water	$3,000,000	No
Barona Band of Mission Indians Water Infrastructure Improvement Project	Barona Group of the Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$4,500,000	Yes
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District – Fire Station 19 Construction	San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$5,000,000	Yes
Diaz Road Expansion Project	City of Temecula	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$2,000,000	Yes
Community Outreach Center Reconstruction, Improvements, and Installation Project	City of El Cajon	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$2,300,000	Yes
SR-52 Operational Improvements Project	City of Santee	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$10,000,000	Yes
I-215 and Keller Road Interchange Right of Way Acquisition	City of Murrieta	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development	$3,000,000	Yes

Requests are not necessarily funded. Amounts shown are requested, not awarded.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

2.44 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -0.00, ranked #130 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: 0.475 (conservative end of the scale), chamber rank #306 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

Group	Rating	Scorecard year
NRA	Not available	2026
LCV	0	2025
AFL-CIO	0	2025
Club for Growth	84	2025
Planned Parenthood	0	2025
ACU	71	2025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): D+2. Last election margin: 18.58 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 race rating

Lean D (Cook Political Report)

Ratings describe the race's partisan lean, not the incumbent.

Polling

Only primary-election polling on 270toWin; no general-election polls found

2026 election

Retiring. Open-seat candidates listed.

2026 open-seat candidates

Name	Party	Background	Source
Jim Desmond	R	Not listed	source
Marni von Wilpert	D	Not listed	source

Candidate fields are fluid and were last checked September 2026.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 1.3% · party unity 97.7

Date	Measure	Question	Position
2026-01-08	H R 6938	On Passage	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 504	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Nay
2026-01-08	H R 131	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Nay
2026-01-08	H R 1834	On Passage	Nay
2026-01-14	H R 7006	On Passage	Yea
2026-02-03	H R 7148	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea
2026-03-05	H CON RES 38	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-04-16	H CON RES 40	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-04-16	H RES 965	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-04-29	S CON RES 33	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-30	H R 7567	On Passage	Yea
2026-05-14	H CON RES 75	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-06-03	H CON RES 86	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-06-03	H RES 518	On Motion to Discharge	Nay
2026-06-04	H R 2913	On Passage	Nay
2026-06-09	S 2	On Passage	Yea
2026-06-09	H R 5408	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-14	H R 139	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-15	H R 8595	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-21	H R 9770	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-22	H R 8800	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-22	H R 7008	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-22	H CON RES 113	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-07-23	H CON RES 89	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-09-01	H R 9436	On Passage	Yea
2026-09-02	H R 1501	On Passage	Yea
2026-09-15	H CON RES 93	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay

Legislation

Sponsored 54 bills and cosponsored 128 bills in the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Status
H.R. 1526	NORRA of 2025	Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 5682	To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.	Passed House (Senate next)
H.Res. 300	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
H.R. 435	Direct Hire To Fight Fires	Ordered Reported
H.R. 1071	No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025	Ordered Reported

Latest statements

Chairman Issa Introduces American Copyright Protection Act to Combat Online Piracy September 23, 2026
Introduced the American Copyright Protection Act to combat foreign online piracy and protect American creators.
Congressman Issa Introduces Digital Asset Inventory and Audit Act to Find and Protect Digital Assets in Federal Custody September 14, 2026
Introduced the Digital Asset Inventory and Audit Act to find and protect digital assets in federal custody.
Representatives Issa, Calvert, and Senator Padilla Introduce Pechanga Water Settlement Amendment Bill May 1, 2026
Joined Rep. Calvert and Sen. Padilla to introduce the Pechanga Water Settlement Amendment Bill.
Issa notes Trump USPTO achievements, urges utilization of PTAB to achieve Administration’s vision and policy goals March 26, 2026
Urged utilization of the PTAB to achieve the administration's USPTO vision and policy goals.
ICYMI: Issa Cosponsors Tribal Warrant Fairness Act to Assist Law Enforcement Searches for Missing Children February 19, 2026
Cosponsored the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act to assist law enforcement searches for missing children.

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

Platform	Office account	Personal account
X	@repdarrellissa (241K)	not found
Instagram	not found	not found
Facebook	@congressmandarrellissa (count n/a)	not found
YouTube	not found	not found
LinkedIn	not found	not found
Threads	not found	not found
TikTok	not found	not found

Office total: 241K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 241K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

Committee	Role
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology	Member
House Committee on the Judiciary	Member
House Committee on Foreign Affairs	Member
Investigations and Oversight	Member
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet	Chair
The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust	Member
Research and Technology	Member
Middle East and North Africa	Member
Oversight and Intelligence	Member

Caucus memberships

Republican Study Committee

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Chief of staff

Jonathan R. Wilcox · (202) 225-5672

Deputy Chief of Staff at Rep. Darrell Issa (April 1-June 30, 2025) source
Deputy Chief of Staff at Rep. Darrell Issa (July 1-Sept. 30, 2025) source
Deputy Chief of Staff at Rep. Darrell Issa (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2025) source
Deputy Chief of Staff at Rep. Darrell Issa (Jan. 1-Jan. 2, 2026) source
Deputy Chief of Staff at Rep. Darrell Issa (Jan. 3-March 22, 2026) source

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

2108 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5672

District/state offices

City	Address	Phone
Temecula	41000 Main St, Temecula, CA 92590	(760) 304-7575
Escondido	221 W. Crest St #110, Escondido, CA 92025

Connections

No documented connections beyond committee service.

Official links

Official website · Wikipedia

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.