Much of Issa’s money is tied up in funds managed by investment firms. | JAY WESTCOTT/POLITICO Issa made $15 million last year

California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa earned nearly $15 million from investments in 2011, according to a financial disclosure filed with the House this week.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman remains one of the wealthiest members of Congress, with a net worth of at least $215 million. It appears slightly lower than his 2011 disclosure, which pinned his minimum net worth at $220 million. It’s impossible to get a full view of Issa’s — or any member of Congress’s — wealth. Disclosures are broad, and depict wealth in broad ranges.


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It is clear, though, that Issa is in another stratosphere of wealth. For example, in 2011, he reported taking out two personal loans that totaled more than $100 million.

Much of Issa’s money is tied up in funds managed by investment firms like BlackRock, Alliance Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Invesco and JPMorgan. But he has a healthy real estate portfolio, with several properties in California.

Issa asked for — and received — an extension to file his financial disclosure, which was released several weeks after most members of the House.

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