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Summary

Representative Darrell Issa

Full Name: Darrell Issa
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 49, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/2000
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: William
Birth Date: 11/01/1953
Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
Home City: Vista, CA

Recent Key Votes

H Amdt 1103 - Limits Funding for War in Afghanistan to the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces
Amendment (Nay)

May 17, 2012 - Requires the withdrawal of both members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan. Prohibits the ...

HR 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 14, 2011 - Authorizes the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons in military custody pending disposition under the law of war (Secs. 1021 ...

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Recent Public Statements

Sens. Warner & Portman Introduce Bipartisan DATA Act

May 21, 2013 - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve and expand federal fiscal accountability. The legislation requires standardized ...

CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript - AP Wiretapping

May 13, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT BLITZER: All right, we're just getting this into THE SITUATION ROOM, calling it a quote, "massive and unprecedented intrusion," the Associated Press ...

NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Benghazi and IRS Scandal

May 12, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT REP. DARRELL ISSA (R-CA/Chair, Oversight and Government Reform Committee): Well, thanks for having me on and obviously this is an important issue ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) and-WILL Positions (House Only) 0
2010 Fleet Reserve Association Positions (House Only) 50%
2011 Fleet Reserve Association Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,478,710.48
Total Spent $1,115,221.66
Cash On Hand $1,749,490.41
Debt $10,817.45
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Darrell Issa refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://issa.house.gov/contact/contact-me

Washington, D.C. Website
http://www.issa.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/repdarrellissa

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/darrellissa

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/darrellissa

Washington, D.C.
2347 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3906
Fax: 202-225-3303

District
1800 Thibodo Road #310
Vista, CA 92081
Phone: 760-599-5000
Fax: 760-599-1178

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