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Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa

RRepublicanCA-48 · Representative
50
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone11
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency16
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa

RepublicanCA-48 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.476)
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Darrell Issa is a Republican Representative from CA, District 48. He has served 25 years in Congress across 12 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 97.3% of the time.

25
Years in Office
12
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
15 votes against party
1.4%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
21
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Darrell Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.4% vs avg
97.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-2.2% vs avg
1.4%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+8.0 vs avg
21
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyHouse Committee on the Judiciary

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$2,798,702
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,846,841
Total Receiptsⓘ
$692,756
Disbursementsⓘ
$765,277
Individual Donors
$387,700
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2001–2003House · CA-48 · Republican
2003–2019House · CA-49 · Republican
2021–2023House · CA-50 · Republican
2023–2027House · CA-48 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

CA-48 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

759,864
Population
$109,005
Median Income
39.0
Median Age
34.2%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 62.3%Black 3.1%Hispanic 30.1%Asian 6.7%