• ISSA, DARRELL
Experience: House: District 49, 2001-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $759,036Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Darrell Issa
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: William
    Birth Date: 11/01/1953
    Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
    Home City: Vista, CA
    Religion: Christian Eclectic: Father-Catholic, Mother-Mormon, raised in a Jewish neighborhood as a Lebanese American

Education

    AA, General Studies, Kent State University, 1976
    BA, Business, Siena Heights University, 1976

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 49, 2001-present
    Candidate, United States Senate, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Judiciary, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Chair
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Chair
    Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member
    Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    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, Creative Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Entertainment 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, 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, Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, present
    Member, Norway Caucus, present
    Member, Nursing Caucus, present
    Member, Parkinson's Disease Caucus, present
    Member, Rare Disease 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
    Co-Chair, United States-Philippines Caucus, present
    Chair, U.S.-Lebanon Friendship Caucus, present
    Member, USO Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, US-UK Caucus, present
    Member, Wine Caucus, present
    Member, Zoo and Aquarium Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Former Director, Business-Industry Political Action Committee
    Former Board Member, Siena Heights University
    Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vista Directed Electronics
    Captain, United States Army, 1970-1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Chair, Consumer Electronics Association
    Former Board Member, Electronics Industry Association
    Former Director, San Diego County Chamber of Commerce
    Former Director, San Diego Economic Development Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 232
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. 05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.2411 To provide that certain current and former Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces may enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes. 05/11/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
05/08/2017 H.R.2400 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow individuals who are not Federal employees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes. 05/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2168 First Responders Passport Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.1879 PARTS Act 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1914 PROMOTE Act of 2017 04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1530 Financial Transparency Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1450 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act 03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.R.1408 Access to Insurance for All Americans Act 03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.475 To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States". 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.473 Military LAND Act 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.472 Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.170 Protect and Grow American Jobs Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 H.R.474 Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.R.21 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 01/05/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/28/2016 H.R.5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 11/28/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/18/2016 H.R.6223 SAAFE Act 10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6070 Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.Res.884 Recognizing that Hillary Rodham Clinton violated, ignored, and otherwise chose not to follow legal and ethical obligations and responsibilities expected of the head of any Federal agency of the United States Government during her tenure as United States Secretary of State from 2009 through 2013. 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.R.5801 Protect and Grow American Jobs Act 09/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 1855
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/22/2010 H.R.5111 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.
04/22/2010 H.Res.1289 Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
04/21/2010 H.Con.Res.265 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should neither become a signatory to the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court nor attend the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010.
04/21/2010 H.Res.1116 Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
04/20/2010 H.Res.1273 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the National Day of Prayer.
04/15/2010 H.R.5029 Economic Freedom Act of 2010
04/09/2010 H.R.4960 To eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
04/07/2010 H.R.4621 Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act Passed Yea
03/25/2010 H.R.4951 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice-President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff.
03/22/2010 H.R.4904 To prohibit the use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance.
03/22/2010 H.Res.1117 Commending and congratulating the California State University system on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
03/22/2010 H.R.2788 Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act Passed Yea
03/21/2010 H.Res.1099 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Passed Yea
03/20/2010 H.R.4894 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.
03/20/2010 H.Res.1040 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United States. Passed Yea
03/17/2010 H.Res.1188 Ensuring an up or down vote on certain health care legislation.
03/16/2010 H.Res.605 Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners. Passed Yea
03/10/2010 H.Res.1115 Expressing appreciation for the profound dedication and public service of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena on the 25th anniversary of his death.
03/04/2010 H.Res.1086 Recognizing the importance and significance of the 2010 Census and encouraging each community within the Indian Country to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census. Passed Aye
03/04/2010 H.Res.1079 Congratulating the National Football League Champion New Orleans Saints for winning Super Bowl XLIV and for bringing New Orleans its first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history. Passed Yea
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