# Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 48th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 48th district
- Serving since: 2001-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: I000056
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA48024, S8CA00135

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/I000056 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

11% of Issa’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.3 times the House Republican average of 2.1%.

## What Issa says (119th Congress (2025–27))

587 classified statements: 495 posts on X, 45 press releases, 32 Congressional Record speeches, 15 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Issa | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.4% | 2.1% | 5 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 15.1% | 120 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 41.2% | 67.7% | 211 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 8.9% | 179 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 21.3% | 37.4% | 198 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.3% | 3.0% | 58 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 31% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Republicans 24%); Law 17% (House Republicans 2.8%); International Affairs 16% (House Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.01), from 6,048 donors and 6,394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.0% (97.1%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 133. 9.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 153 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10364: American Copyright Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10364
- H.R. 10317: Inventory Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10317
- H.R. 10208: To provide for the continued use of certain trust land in San Diego County for healthcare purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10208
- H.R. 10025: Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10025
- H.R. 10026: Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10026
- H.J.Res. 201: Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/201
- H.R. 8973: Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8973
- H.R. 8974: To authorize the Development Finance Corporation to invest in Venezuela. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8974
- H.J.Res. 186: Congressional Apportionment Amendment Deadline Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/186
- H.R. 8546: Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8546

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 33% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2110784392574501149
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2107555696476656034
- 2026-09-23 · Press release · Chairman Issa Introduces American Copyright Protection Act to Combat Online Piracy · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-issa-introduces-american-copyright-protection-act-combat-online
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2102089341401026901
- 2026-09-14 · Press release · Congressman Issa Introduces Digital Asset Inventory and Audit Act to Find and Protect Digital Assets in Federal Custody · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-issa-introduces-digital-asset-inventory-and-audit-act-find-and
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2094958861627150529
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2094899132380905954
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2093751601643012104
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2092820083596841458
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdarrellissa/status/2083932744401166551

## Links

- Official site: https://issa.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/repdarrellissa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressmandarrellissa
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/I000056

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/I000056