Rep. Darrell Issa

Share this page	District: represents CA-49 Political Party: Republican Education: BA, Business, Siena Heights University 1976 AA, General Studies, Kent State University 1976. Last elected in 2006 receiving 98,831 (63.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $666,141 (#305) Spent 89% (#182) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 58% (#204) From PACs 41% (#300) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 12 (#435) Total cost $15,025,000 (#400) Received 12 (#424) Total cost $12,179,500 (#400) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 56% right-wing (#81) Predictable 90% (#378) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 775 words (#300) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 732 (#346) Introduced 68 (#245) Debated 17 (#117) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 28% (2/7 votes) NAACP 28% (2/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 16% (1/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 12% (1/8 votes) AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Barry Caren $14,800 from April 25, 2003 to June 30, 2008 2 John Warner $9,800 from November 5, 2002 to April 23, 2007 3 Walter Zable $9,150 from February 12, 2002 to August 28, 2007 4 Douglas Barnhart $9,074 from October 24, 2002 to April 23, 2008 5 Donald Swortwood $8,497 from May 4, 2003 to October 16, 2006 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $109,995 2 Magnadyne $25,000 3 Merrill Lynch $16,400 4 Temecula Valley Bank $14,400 5 Barnhart $12,250 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Bruce Carnes - National Cable And Telecommunications Association $5,000 2 Mr. John Barnes - Raytheon Company $5,000 3 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $3,000 4 Mary Jane Seebach - Countrywide Financial Corp (Former: Countywide Home Loans) $3,000 5 Ms. Laura Livoy - Southern California Edison Company $3,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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