Issa, Darrell

Issa, Darrell is a Republican Representative representing California, District 48. They serve on 3 committees, including House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

They have raised $110K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is finance/insurance/real estate, contributing $11K. Organizations spend $733.4 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are trade and science/technology. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 97% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 51 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 2 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $6.2 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $15K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are stock trading disclosures and lobbying activity around their committee topics.