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: 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%; Write a Review

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 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 The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

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
06/02/2008	H.R.6137	To remove the additional tariff on ethanol.
05/28/2008	H.R.6138	To repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources.
05/22/2008	H.R.6136	To amend the Clean Air Act to authorize the President to waive any requirement for an applicable volume of renewable fuels if he finds that the applicable volume is not technologically feasible or that the fuel concerned is not commercially available in the required volume.
05/22/2008	H.R.6134	Renewable Fuel Adjustment Act of 2008
05/22/2008	H.R.6133	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the renewable energy production tax credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment tax credit.
05/22/2008	H.R.6132	To authorize the use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote the recycling of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.
05/22/2008	H.R.6130	To provide for a study of the effects of speculation in the futures markets for natural gas, crude oil, and gasoline on cash market and retail prices for the commodities and on the choice of trading venue, and to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding comparability of foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading.
05/22/2008	H.Con.Res.362	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
05/22/2008	H.Res.1194	Reaffirming the support of the House of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.	Passed	Yea
05/22/2008	H.Con.Res.334	Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month.
05/22/2008	H.Res.986	Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict.	Passed	Yea
05/21/2008	H.Res.1152	Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.
05/21/2008	H.Res.1132	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
05/21/2008	H.Res.1124	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
05/20/2008	H.Con.Res.357	Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.
05/20/2008	H.Con.Res.356	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
05/19/2008	H.R.406	Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act	Passed	Yea
05/15/2008	H.Res.1201	Expressing the grave concern of the House of Representatives for Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran's continued actions to undermine the legitimate Lebanese Government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, and their systematic violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1680, 1701, and 1747.
05/13/2008	H.R.6026	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
05/12/2008	H.R.4279	Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008	Passed	Aye

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