Politician
Darrell E. Issa
Republican · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0CA48024
Darrell E. Issa (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2024 California 48th District race, $582K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.1M
2024, 2022
From PAC checks
23%
$932K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California 48th District | $1.8M | 33% | $3K / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 48th District | $2.3M | 15% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $373KTrade group $142KOther $67KMembership $64KLeadership PAC $51KSuper PAC $36KUnion $28KParty $1K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$18K
- Consumer Technology Association PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Lkq Corporation Employee Good Government FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bmi Political Action Committee (Bmi PAC)Other$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Support Taxfighters & Elect Effective Leaders PACSuper PAC$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Police and Troopers Coalition PACfor $3K
- Police Officers Defense Alliance PACfor $1K
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 24 key votes where Darrell E. Issa had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 18 times (75%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $106M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3K | Present |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $26K$23K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $23K$2K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $43K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $93K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $23K$22K$2K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
22 stock trades, worth $106M–$455M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 4 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 21 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($15M+).
Most traded
Latest trades
- sellUS Treasury Note 3.375% due 09/15/28 CUS2026-10-14 · government bond$5.0M–$25M
- buyUS Treasury Note 3.375% due 09/15/28 CUS2026-10-08 · government bond$5.0M–$25M
- sellInterest Rate Cap Transaction UBS L : U2025-04-10 · other$25M–$50M
- sellUnited States Treasury Bills CUSIP 912792024-08-05 · government bond$5.0M–$25M
- sellUnited States Treasury Bills CUSIP 912792024-06-05 · government bond$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellUnited States Treasury Bills CUSIP 912792024-05-20 · government bond$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellUnited States Treasury Bills CUSIP 912792024-03-14 · government bond$5.0M–$25M
- sellUnited States Treasury Bills CUSIP 912792024-03-14 · government bond$5.0M–$25M
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Darrell E. Issa's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Molly FrommFormer congressional staff
(continued) U.S. House Cmte on Oversight and Government Reform, Deputy General Counsel, Parliamentarian, Professional Staff Member; U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, L…
Now lobbies for Smith & Nephew, INC., Koch Government Affairs, LLC, Valero Energy Corporation, Novo Nordisk, INC. and 8 more · via The Nickles Group, LLC
Ryan LittleFormer congressional staff
Director of Ext. Aff., Senior Advisor & Dir. of Ops., Ops. Dir., Prof. Staff Member, Manager of Floor Ops., Leg. Assistant, House Committee on Oversight; Sen…
Now lobbies for D-Fend Solutions, INC., Council Of Prison Locals 33 · via Atrio Consulting Group, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Darrell E. Issa's 2024 campaign?
- Darrell E. Issa (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2024 California 48th District race, $582K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Darrell E. Issa?
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), General Atomics Political Action Committee ($10K), Lkq Corporation Employee Good Government Fund ($10K), Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Bmi Political Action Committee (Bmi PAC) ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Darrell E. Issa's race?
- American Police and Troopers Coalition PAC ($3K for) in 2024.
- How much has Darrell E. Issa raised across elections?
- $1.8M in 2024 (California 48th District), $2.3M in 2022 (California 48th District).