Official Facebook. Personal LinkedIn. Darrell Issa Republican Party is a member of the U. House , representing California's 50th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, His current term ends on January 3, Issa Republican Party ran for election to the U. House to represent California's 50th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 3, Issa is a former Republican member of the U.
House representing California's 49th Congressional District from to On January 10, , he announced that he would not seek re-election to the 49th Congressional District in Trade and Development Agency. In , Issa was a contributor to the recall election of then-Governor Gray Davis. In October , Issa announced that he was supporting the Presidential Electoral Reform Act , a ballot measure that would have changed how California selects its representatives to the presidential electoral college.
Issa was also known for being one of the richest members of Congress. Darrell Issa was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Issa served in the U. Army [4] and reached the rank of captain. He earned a degree in business administration from Siena Heights University. Below is an abbreviated outline of Issa's academic, professional, and political career: [6]. Issa was assigned to the following committees: [Source].
At the beginning of the th Congress , Issa was assigned to the following committees: [7]. Issa served on the following committees: [8]. Issa served on the following committees in the th Congress : [9] [10].
Issa served on the following committees: [11]. Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues.
To read more about how we identify key votes, click here. Votes on domestic policy click to expand. Votes on economic affairs and regulations click to expand. Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, , and for other purposes. HR Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Voted Yea on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through H Con Res Votes on foreign policy and national security issues click to expand.
The first session of the th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2, introduced bills 0. Comparatively, the th Congress had 1. In the second session, the th Congress enacted out of 3, introduced bills 4.
Comparatively, the th Congress had 7. Trade adjustment assistance TAA is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services. The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority TPA , also known as fast-track authority. TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U.
Issa was one of 86 Republicans to vote in favor of TAA. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance TAA , which was rejected earlier the same day.
Issa was one of Republicans to support the measure. Issa was one of Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment. Issa was one of Republicans to vote in favor of HR The bill "authorizes FY appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense DOD programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.
President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, On April 30, , the House voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. All Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution.
Issa voted with other Republicans to approve the bill. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove, or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted.
Issa voted with other Republican representatives to approve the bill. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Issa voted with Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill. Suspension of Iran sanctions relief On September 11, , the House approved HR —To suspend until January 21, , the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran —by a vote of HR prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, , from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person including entities listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPA from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury.
Presidential non-compliance of section 2 On September 10, , the House passed H Res —Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of —by a vote of Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review. House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress.
Issa voted with Republicans for the resolution. The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U.
It became law on June 2, The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Issa voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. It also proposed including liability protections for companies.
Issa voted with 36 Republicans and 79 Democrats against the bill. Issa voted with Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill. The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent. Comparatively, the th Congress had 4. The bill passed the House on June 14, , with a vote of - Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote. The bill passed the House on June 6, , with a vote of - that was largely along party lines. The bill passed the House on April 18, , with a vote of - The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.
The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party. On January 29, , the U. The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 15, , the Republican -run House approved H. Issa voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill. On September 30, , the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff.
It passed through the House with a vote of In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. The shutdown ended on October 16, , when the House took a vote on HR after it was approved by the Senate.
Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.
Issa voted for HR As the wealthiest member of Congress , Issa said he already donates his entire congressional salary to charity. The bill passed the House on February 15, , with a vote of - The bill called for stopping a 0. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, , with a vote of - The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos.
The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, , with a vote of The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines. The resolution passed the House on June 18, , with a vote of - that largely followed party lines.
The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization. On July 30, , the U.
House approved a resolution to to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. All Democrats voted against the resolution. Issa voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a - vote on January 1, See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, House California District 50 on November 3, There were no incumbents in this race.
The results have been certified. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. The following candidates ran in the primary for U. Darrell Issa , a California Republican who is now the apparent target of a DOJ investigation — and may indeed have been the object of a sting operation. Issa retired from Congress in after serving nine terms from a Southern California district, but then moved to an adjoining district in San Diego County and was narrowly elected in On Sept.
The IDC event was hosted by a man named Toufic Baaklini, who acted as a middleman for the straw donations from Chagoury to political candidates. Ayoub and his wife were both attendees and speakers at that same event. Photos reviewed by Salon but no longer available on the internet show that Chagoury and Issa sat next to each other at the gala dinner during the IDC summit.
According to the Justice Department, on Oct. It remains unclear whether those funds really came from the Ayoubs or from someone else, but at any rate, those contributions are not included in the reviewed DOJ agreements.
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