On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (CA) - District 48
Post Office Box 463007
Escondido, CA 92046
Phone: 760-598-3535
221 W. Crest St .
#110
Escondido, CA 92025
41000 Main St.
Temecula, CA 92590
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Darrell E. Issa
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: William
Birth Date:
11/01/1953
Birth Place:
Cleveland, OH
Home City:
Vista, CA
Religion:
Christian
AA, General Studies, Kent State University, 1976
BA, Business, Siena Heights University, 1976
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 48, 2023-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 48, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 50, 2021-2023
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 49, 2001-2019
Candidate, United States Senate, 1998
Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Chair, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Member, Subcommittee on Europe
Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Member, Subcommittee on The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Member, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Chair, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, United States House of Representatives, 2015-2016, 2023-present
Member, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Europe, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, America Supports You Caucus, present
Member, Armenian Caucus, present
Member, Army Caucus, present
Member, Arthritis Caucus, present
Member, Childhood Cancer Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property and Piracy Prevention, present
Member, Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Awareness Caucus, present
Member, Creative Rights Caucus, present
Member, Cut Flower Caucus, present
Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
Member, Entertainment Industries Caucus, present
Co-Chair, European Union Caucus, present
Member, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Caucus, present
Member, Friends of Australia Caucus, present
Member, General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Health Center Caucus, present
Member, Heart and Stroke Coalition, present
Member, Horse Caucus, present
Member, House Navy/Marine Corps Caucus, present
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus, present
Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present
Member, Human Trafficking Caucus, present
Member, Internet Caucus, present
Member, Kidney Caucus, present
Member, Lupus Caucus, present
Member, Medical Technology Caucus, present
Member, Men's Health Caucus, present
Member, Mental Health Caucus, present
Member, Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, present
Member, Military Vets Caucus, present
Member, Military Youth Programs Caucus, present
Member, Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, present
Member, Neuroscience Caucus, present
Member, Norway Caucus, present
Member, Nursing Caucus, present
Member, Parkinson's Disease Caucus, present
Member, Philippine Caucus, present
Member, Portuguese Caucus, present
Member, Rare Disease Caucus, present
Member, Recreational Vehicle (RV) Caucus, present
Member, Republican Study Committee, present
Member, Singapore Caucus, present
Member, Small Business Caucus, present
Member, Taiwan Caucus, present
Chair, Transparency Caucus, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
Member, USO Congressional Caucus, present
Chair, United States-Lebanon Friendship Caucus, present
Member, United States-United Knigdom Caucus, present
Member, Wine Caucus, present
Member, Zoo and Aquarium Caucus, present
Former Member, Executive Overreach Task Force, United States House of Representatitves
Former Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatitves
Former Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Information Technology, United States House of Representatitves
Former Member, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, United States-Philippines Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Directed Electronics
Captain, United States Army, 1970-1980
Former Chair, Consumer Electronics Association
Former Board Member, Electronics Industry Association
Former Director, San Diego County Chamber of Commerce
Chair, San Diego County Lincoln Club
Former Director, San Diego Economic Development Association
Former Board Member, Siena Heights University
Chair, Volunteer Committee, Republican National Convention, 1996
Astrological Sign:
Scorpio
Favorite Book:
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand) and anything by Lee Iacocca
Favorite Movie:
Battlestar Galactica
Favorite Musician:
Anything from the 1960's, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce
Favorite Quote:
"An appeaser is one who feeds the crocodile - hoping it will eat him last." - Winston Churchill.
"To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will." - President Ronald Reagan
Favorite TV Shows:
Law and Order, House, MASH