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REPUBLICAN

U.S. Representative · California 48th District

Darrell E.
Issa

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

23.5y

Since 2001

Bills sponsored

392

All time

Bills cosponsored

2468

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 392 bills all time · Cosponsored: 2468 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

9 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member

Middle East and North Africa

Member

Oversight and Intelligence

Member

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Member

Investigations and Oversight

Member

Research and Technology

Member

House Committee on the Judiciary

Member

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet

Chair

The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 14 staffers · 2 interns

Staff · 14· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Elizabeth M. Castanos	DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 1, 2023 to Present
David N. Cook	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR	Dec 30, 2025 to Present
Giulia R. Diguglielmo	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Dec 1, 2024 to Present
Steven Arthur B. Farmer	SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR	Jun 1, 2024 to Present
Michael W. Hileman	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Dec 30, 2022 to Present
Sally Q. Lindsay	EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Dec 30, 2025 to Present
Christopher T. Mika	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Aug 15, 2025 to Present
Alan T. Pellacani	SENIOR ADVISOR	Feb 1, 2025 to Present
Carson B. Rudy	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Jeffrey L. Solsby	SENIOR ADVISOR	Sep 29, 2025 to Present
Kalvin A. Stafford II	CASEWORKER	Dec 1, 2022 to Present
Amy D. Walker	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR	Dec 1, 2024 to Present
Jonathan R. Wilcox	CHIEF OF STAFF	Mar 23, 2026 to Present
Stephanie K. Yallourakis	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2026 to Present

Interns · 2· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates	Source
Dylan K. ClarkIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 5, 2026 to Present
Adam D. StoneIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 19, 2026 to Present

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 50 staffers · 18 interns

Alumni staff · 50· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Nicholas W. Allman	PRESS SECRETARY	Jan 3, 2021 to Jul 23, 2021
Sunana Batra	DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE	Jun 1, 2016 to Jul 15, 2017
Polina Bilogrudova	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Sep 6, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
Hans Christian W. Bjontegard	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 26, 2023
Benjamin J. Carnes	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2016
William C. Christiansen III	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 9, 2018
Philipp A. Clarke	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2017 to May 14, 2018
Julie S. Collier	STAFF ASSISTANT	Aug 18, 2016 to Sep 5, 2017
Deborah A. Crosby	CASEWORKER	Jul 1, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024
Chelsea D. Cuellar	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Feb 17, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017
Russell M. Dye	CONGRESSIONAL AIDE	May 10, 2018 to Aug 19, 2018
Mark A. Erste Jr.	SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR	Feb 1, 2024 to Aug 12, 2025
Jason A. Foster	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Aug 13, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
John Curtis Franklin	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
Adam P. Fromm	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 8, 2016
Matthew R. Goulding	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 17, 2016
James Tyler Grimm	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	May 14, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Madison A. Hartley	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Nov 24, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
Jennifer L. Haynes	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 29, 2023
Crystal R. Johnson	SCHEDULER	Nov 1, 2017 to Apr 15, 2018
Levi J. Lall	COUNSEL	Nov 13, 2023 to May 18, 2025
Jennifer S. Lauterbach	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 12, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Richard C. Li	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 3, 2022 to May 31, 2022
Justin V Lofranco	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Jul 12, 2016 to Aug 11, 2016
Grayson J. Loudermilk	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Nov 24, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
Parker R. Magid	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Aug 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
Maria C. Matan	SCHEDULE COORDINATOR	Aug 1, 2017 to Aug 4, 2017
Adaline K. Maushardt	DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016
Lexie A. Merrill	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Feb 17, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023
Preston C. Mizell	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Sep 1, 2021 to Jun 28, 2022
Calvin C. Moore	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Feb 17, 2016 to Mar 18, 2018
Steven E. Moore	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2017 to Jan 30, 2017
Jacob A. Morabito	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Dale Neugebauer	SENIOR ADVISOR	Nov 16, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
James M. O'Neill	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 3, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Scott T. Parkinson	PROFESSIONAL STAFF	Jan 1, 2017 to Jan 30, 2017
Joseph I Pimentel	DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Elizabeth Predit	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Sep 6, 2022 to Sep 25, 2022
Robert M. Rische III	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	May 14, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Kathryn A. Sanchez	CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 1, 2017 to Jun 8, 2018
Chelsea D. Schull	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2017 to Dec 1, 2018
Bryce S. Segat	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	May 30, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025
Wiley D. Severyn	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Sep 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2025
Wong Veronica L. Smith	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
Amy L. Surber	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Feb 1, 2021 to May 26, 2023
Shawna N. Walters	OFFICE MANAGER	Aug 10, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Katie A. Weiss	SCHEDULE COORDINATOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017
Daniel J. West	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 14, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Veronica L. Wong	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 3, 2021 to Mar 22, 2026
Lenna Wright	CONSTITUENT SERVICES COORDINATOR	Jan 3, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021

Alumni interns · 18· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Ibrahim B. Ahmad	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 18, 2022 to Sep 1, 2022
Jacob W. Brock	PAID INTERN	Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 23, 2022
Lillian E. Broschart	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 20, 2025 to May 16, 2025
John S. Cloninger	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 29, 2022
Scott C. Crowley	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Richard B. Delfin	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Dec 20, 2021 to Apr 15, 2022
Edward M. Goul	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 30, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
Carter B. Houldin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 8, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025
Allen H. Issa	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Ethan J. Johnson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 7, 2025 to Jun 13, 2025
Isaiah C. Knox	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021
Pearl S. Koven	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 15, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Jackson W. Lennon	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 15, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Jordan K. Lockett	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 26, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
Madeline B. McLaughlin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 26, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022
Vanessa Angela Mourad	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 13, 2023 to Jan 12, 2024
Simran K. Sandhu	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 17, 2021 to May 14, 2021
Justin K. Yamamura	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 24, 2022 to Jul 15, 2022

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

4 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.

Spain

House gift travel filing

Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation

May 27, 2025 to Jun 2, 2025

Pending

Lebanon

House gift travel filing

American Task Force for Lebanon

Nov 18, 2021 to Nov 23, 2021

Pending

Doha, Qatar

House gift travel filing

United States-Qatar Business Council

Oct 10, 2021 to Oct 16, 2021

Pending

San Diego, CA

House gift travel filing

Aspen Institute Democracy Fund Henry Luce Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Sep 9, 2021 to Sep 12, 2021

Pending

Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027

House · California 48th District

Republican

2025

Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025

House · California 48th District

Republican

2023

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023

House · California 50th District

Republican

2021

Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019