Issa, Darrell
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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. From January 2011 to January 2015, he chaired the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa was CEO of Directed Electronics, which he co-founded in 1982. It is one of the largest makers of automobile aftermarket security and convenience products in the United States. On January 10, 2018, Issa announced that he would not seek reelection to the House. Democrat Mike Levin was elected on November 6, 2018, to become the district's next representative. On September 19, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Issa to be director of the United States Trade and Development Agency. On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for California's 50th congressional district in the 2020 election. He placed second in the March top-two primary, advancing to face Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in the November general election. Issa defeated Campa-Najjar. On March 6, 2026, Issa announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Issa, Darrell
- First name
- Darrell
- Last name
- Issa
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- California 48th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 REP C
- California 48th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 REP C
- California 48th Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $2,337,213.84
- Total disbursements
- $2,012,187.17
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- $5,081,387.99
Receipt components disclose $2,337,213.84 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $1,300,954.74;Share: 55.7%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $350,069.03;Share: 15%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $200,000.00;Share: 8.6%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $477,951.08;Share: 20.4%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $8,238.99;Share: 0.4%;Denominator: $2,337,213.84 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $345,337.00
- Itemized
- $345,337.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 2339 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $345,337.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $13,409.00;Transactions: 146;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $13,698.00;Transactions: 135;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $13,226.00;Transactions: 128;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $17,682.00;Transactions: 157;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $46,475.00;Transactions: 228;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $25,016.00;Transactions: 215;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $42,158.00;Transactions: 251;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $34,705.00;Transactions: 289;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $59,304.00;Transactions: 399;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $33,080.00;Transactions: 194;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $42,633.00;Transactions: 171;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $3,951.00;Transactions: 26;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $345,337.00 across 2,339 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $95,692.00;Transactions: 1,993 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $48,845.00;Transactions: 172 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $44,900.00;Transactions: 84 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $59,700.00;Transactions: 54 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $96,200.00;Transactions: 36 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 5% in district
- District share basis
- $18,023.00 in district and $318,616.00 out of district; $8,698.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $8,698.00 with 79 reported transactions; visible denominator is $345,337.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $18,023.00;Transactions: 257;Denominator: $345,337.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $143,155.00;Transactions: 985;Denominator: $345,337.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $175,461.00;Transactions: 1,018;Denominator: $345,337.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $8,698.00;Transactions: 79;Denominator: $345,337.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| FISHER, KENNETH | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| FISHER, SHERRILYN | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| MATHENY, DAVID | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| TABAK, SHARON | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| KENNEDY, MARK | $5,100.00 | 3 transactions |
| DEFORD, GERALD L. | $5,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| PINTO, ERICA | $4,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| LARSON, CADEN | $3,016.00 | 2 transactions |
| LARSON, DAVID | $3,016.00 | 2 transactions |
| LARSON, JENNIFER | $3,016.00 | 2 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $181,334.00 | 1686 transactions |
| FISHER INVESTMENTS | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| PLANO 6500 LLC | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| SILENCER SHOP | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| 2ND REQUEST LETTER MAILED | $5,352.00 | 51 transactions |
| MELCO | $5,100.00 | 3 transactions |
| JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE OF CALIFORNIA | $4,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| HELIX ELECTRIC | $3,500.00 | 2 transactions |
| SECOND REQUEST MADE | $3,200.00 | 8 transactions |
| VIBRANT TECH | $3,016.00 | 2 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $42,468.00 | 74 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $42,468.00 and 74 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H0CA48024
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H0CA48024
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H0CA48024
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:I000056
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H0CA48024:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H0CA48024:2026
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H0CA48024:2024
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- I000056
- fec_candidate_id
- H0CA48024
- fec_candidate_ids
- H0CA48024,S8CA00135
- govtrack_id
- 400196
- wikidata_id
- Q1166592