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|name          = Darrell Issa
|image         = Congressman Darrell Issa.jpg
|office        = Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency
|status = Nominee
|president     = Donald Trump
|term_start    = TBD*
|term_end      = 
|succeeding    = Thomas Hardy (acting)
|successor     = 
|office1       = Chair of the House Oversight Committee
|term_start1   = January 3, 2011
|term_end1     = January 3, 2015
|predecessor1  = Edolphus Towns
|successor1    = Jason Chaffetz
|office2       = Member of the<br>U.S. House of Representatives<br>from {{wipe|California}}
|term_start2   = January 3, 2001
|term_end2     = January 3, 2019
|predecessor2  = Ron Packard (48th)<br>Susan Davis (49th)
|successor2    = Christopher Cox (48th)<br>Mike Levin (49th)
|constituency2 = 48th district (2001–2003)<br>49th district (2003–2019)
|birth_name    = Darrell Edward Issa
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1953|11|1}}
|birth_place   = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = Republican
|spouse        = Kathy Stanton
|children      = 1
|education     = [[Organization:Kent State University at Stark|Kent State University, Stark]]<br>Siena Heights University (BA)
|net_worth     = $436.5 millon (est. 2014)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/summary.php?cid=N00007017&year=2014 |title= Darrell Issa Net Worth |publisher=OpenSecrets.org |accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> 
|signature     = Darrell Edward Issa signature.svg
|signature_alt = Darrell Issa
|allegiance    = {{flag|United States}}
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|serviceyears  = 1970–1972<br>1976–1980
|rank          = [[File:US military captain's rank.gif|21px]] Captain
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'''Darrell Edward Issa''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|s|ə}}; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and Republican politician.  He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing districts primarily covering north San Diego County, California. From January 2011 to January 2015, he served as Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Issa served as [[Social:Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Directed Electronics, which he co-founded in 1982. It is currently{{when|date=January 2019}} one of the largest makers of automobile aftermarket security and convenience products in the United States. With a net worth of approximately 250 million dollars, Issa during his tenure was the wealthiest serving member of Congress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2018/03/30/congress-money-entrepreneur/#50bdfd713c5a|title=The Richest Members Of Congress Built Wealth This Way|last=Friedman|first=Zack|date=|website=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>.

Issa announced on January 10, 2018, that he would not seek reelection for his House seat.<ref name="retirement">{{cite news |last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=Issa retiring from Congress |url=http://thehill.com/homenews/house/368287-issa-retiring-from-congress-report|accessdate=January 10, 2018|publisher=The Hill |date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> Democrat Mike Levin was elected on November 6, 2018, to become the district's next representative.<ref name="BP49">{{cite news |title=California's 49th Congressional District election, 2018 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_49th_Congressional_District_election,_2018 |accessdate=June 25, 2018 |work=Ballotpedia}}</ref> On September 19, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Issa to be Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/19/trump-darrell-issa-trade-agency-830654|title=Trump taps Darrell Issa to lead trade agency|last=Bade|first=Rachael|date=September 19, 2018|work=Politico|accessdate=September 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407523-trump-to-nominate-retiring-lawmaker-as-head-of-trade-agency|title=Trump to nominate retiring lawmaker as head of trade agency|last=Burke|first=Michael|date=September 19, 2018|work=The Hill|accessdate=September 22, 2018}}</ref>

On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for California's 50th congressional district in the 2020 election.<ref name = launches>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/darrell-issa-launches-house-bid-against-embattled-fellow-republican-duncan-hunter|title=Darrell Issa launches House bid against embattled fellow Republican Duncan Hunter|first=Andrew|last=O'Reilly|date=September 26, 2019|website=Fox News}}</ref><ref name = ktla>{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/2019/09/26/former-california-rep-darrell-issa-announces-run-against-indicted-republican-congressman-duncan-hunter/|title=Former California Rep. Darrell Issa Announces Run Against Indicted Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter|date=September 26, 2019|work=KTLA}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and military service==
Issa, the second of six children, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Martha (née Bielfelt) and William Issa, who sold trucks and ground valves.<ref>{{cite news|author=Leduff, Charlie|date=July 23, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/23/us/california-recall-backer-feels-heat.html|title=California Recall Backer Feels Heat|publisher=Nytimes.com|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/158119841.html?dids=158119841:158119841&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+2002&author=FAYE+FIORE&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Rock%2C+the+Hard+Place+and+the+Man+in+the+Middle%3B+As+'an+Arab+American+Who+Grew+Up+Delivering+Poultry+for+a+Rabbi%2C'+San+Diego-+Area+Congressman+Darrell+Issa+Is+Facing+a+Telling+Post-Sept.+11+Political+Dilemma%3A+'So+Who+Am+I%3F'&pqatl=google|title=Los Angeles Times: The Rock, the Hard Place and the Man in the Middle|publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=September 1, 2002|accessdate=September 30, 2013|url-access=subscription }}</ref> His father was a Lebanese American of the Maronite Catholic faith<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/darrellissa/info/?tab=page_info|title=Darrell Issa - About - Facebook |accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref> and his mother is of German and Bohemian (Czech) descent and a Latter-day Saint.<ref name=WaPo2001>{{cite web|title=Transcript: Issa on Bomb Plot|work=On Politics |publisher=Washington Post|date=December 12, 2001|author=eMediaMillWorks|accessdate=September 7, 2013 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/issa_text121201.html|quote=Following is the full transcript of a press conference held by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on the reported plot to bomb his California offices. Rep. Issa is the grandson of Lebanese immigrants. Other speakers: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman (R-N.Y.), Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.).}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20011026/aponline175845_000.htm|title=Rep. Issa: I Was Profiling Victim|publisher=Washingtonpost.com|date=October 26, 2001|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16553/darrell-issa#.W-KZIHpKg0o|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/dont-look-back-ryan-lizza|title=Don't Look Back|work=The New Yorker|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006, he was one of four Arab-American members of Congress.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBOF8Q685mAC&pg=PA775&dq=Charles%20Boustany%20lebanon&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9_ZoVNW9AozmoASy8IB4&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Charles%20Boustany%20lebanon&f=false|title=Congressional Record, V. 152, Pt. 14, September 2006|first=U. S.|last=Congress|date=October 28, 2010 |publisher=Government Printing Office|accessdate=November 12, 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref>

The family moved to the predominantly Jewish suburb of Cleveland Heights in the later years of his childhood. Many of his friends were Jewish, and Issa reportedly worked for a rabbi at one point. He became very familiar with Jewish culture.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story">{{cite news|last=Lizza|first=Ryan|title=Don't Look Back|url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=all|newspaper=The New Yorker |date=January 24, 2011|accessdate=January 20, 2011}}</ref>

In 1970, on his 17th birthday, Issa dropped out of high school and enlisted for three years in the Army.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/><ref>Broder, David S. (December 21, 1997). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ca122197.htm "California's Battle of the Bankbooks"], ''{{wipe|The Washington Post}}''; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref> He became an [[Social:Bomb disposal|Explosive Ordnance Disposal]] (EOD) technician assigned to the 145th Ordnance Detachment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-08-01/news/0308010436_1_darrell-issa-fort-ord-military-records |title=Darrell Issa Biography – Burnishing his biography – Baltimore Sun|work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> Trained to defuse bombs, Issa stated that his unit provided security for President Richard Nixon, sweeping stadiums for bombs prior to games in the 1971 World Series.<ref name="army record">Williams, Lance. (May 29, 1998). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1998/05/29/NEWS12714.dtl&type=printable Issa's Army record in doubt: Candidate's account can't be verified]. ''San Francisco Chronicle''.</ref> A May 1998 investigation by Lance Williams of the ''San Francisco Examiner'' found that Nixon had not attended any of 1971 World Series games, but that Issa's unit did perform security sweeps during the series. After the series, Issa was transferred to a supply depot, a result of receiving poor ratings.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Issa received a hardship discharge from the Army in 1972 after his father suffered a [[Medicine:Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], and earned a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Twice that year, he was arrested. In the first incident, he was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged theft of a [[Company:Maserati|Maserati]], but prosecutors dropped the charge.<ref name=Williams>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Lance|publisher=San Francisco Examiner|date=July 2, 2003|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/02/MN153221.DTL&ao=all|title=Darrell Issa held twice on illegal weapons charges and convicted in '70s on misdemeanor count}}</ref> In the second incident, he was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, and a [[Social:Police officer|police officer]] noticed a [[Engineering:Firearm|firearm]] in his [[Engineering:Glove compartment|glove compartment]]; Issa was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of an unregistered firearm, and was sentenced to six months' probation and a small fine.<ref name=Williams/> Issa has said he believes the record has since been [[Social:Expungement|expunged]].<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Issa attended Siena Heights University, a small Roman Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, followed by [[Organization:Kent State University at Stark|Kent State University at Stark]], where he enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/> He served in the Army Reserve from 1976 to 1980 and was promoted to the rank of captain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausa.org/legislation/congressionalinfo/Documents/OAS%20112th%20Congress.pdf|title=Once a Soldier... Always a Soldier |author=Staff|year=2011|work=Legislative Agenda|publisher=Association of the United States Army|accessdate=January 26, 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021200011/http://www.ausa.org/legislation/congressionalinfo/Documents/OAS%20112th%20Congress.pdf|archivedate=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

From September 9–26, 1980, Issa served on active duty while training with the 1/77th Armor Battalion as an Assistant S-1. His evaluation report, by then-Lt. Col. Wesley Clark, stated "This officer's performance far exceeded that of any other reserve officer who has worked in the battalion" and "Promote ahead of contemporaries. Unlimited potential."<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1998/05/29/NEWS12714.dtl|title=Issa's Army record in doubt |publisher=SFGate |date=May 29, 1998|accessdate=July 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/documents/2010/06/gen-wes-clark-praises-darrell-issas-military-service.php?page=1|title=Gen. Wes Clark Praises Darrell Issa's Military Service |publisher=Talkingpointsmemo.com|accessdate=July 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204210039/http://talkingpointsmemo.com/documents/2010/06/gen-wes-clark-praises-darrell-issas-military-service.php?page=1|archivedate=December 4, 2012}}</ref>

Shortly before his discharge from the Army in 1980, Issa was again indicted for [[Engineering:Motor vehicle theft|grand theft auto]]. The prosecution dropped the case in August 1980. In 1981, Issa was in a car crash. The other motorist [[Social:Lawsuit|sued]] Issa for $20,000; they eventually [[Social:Settlement (litigation)|settled]] out of court for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

==Business career==
===Quantum/Steal Stopper===
After leaving the military, Issa and his second wife, Kathy Stanton, moved back to the Cleveland area. According to Issa, he and his wife pooled their savings, sold their cars (a 1976 Mercedes and a 1967 VW [[Biology:Beetle|Beetle]]) as well as a BMW motorcycle, and borrowed $50,000 from family members to invest in Quantum Enterprises, an electronics manufacturer run by a friend from Cleveland Heights that assembled [[Engineering:Bug zapper|bug zapper]]s, CB radio parts, and other consumer products for other companies. One of those clients, [[Engineering:Car alarm|car alarm]] manufacturer Steal Stopper, would become the path to Issa's fortune. It was struggling badly, and he took control of it by [[Finance:Foreclosure|foreclosing]] a $60,000 loan he had made to it when its founder, Joey Adkins, missed a payment. Adkins remained as an employee.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Issa soon turned Steal Stopper around, to the point that it was supplying [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] with thousands of car alarms and negotiating a similar deal with [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]. But early in the morning of September 7, 1982, the offices and factory of Quantum and Steal Stopper in the Cleveland suburb of Maple Heights caught fire. The fire took three hours to put out. The buildings and almost all the inventory within were destroyed. An investigation of the cause of the fire noted "suspicious burn patterns" with fires starting in two places aided by an [[Chemistry:Accelerant|accelerant]] such as [[Chemistry:Gasoline|gasoline]].<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Adkins said Issa appeared to prepare for a fire by increasing the fire insurance policy by 462% three weeks previously, and by removing computer equipment holding accounting and customer information. St. Paul Insurance, suspicious of [[Social:Arson|arson]] and insurance fraud, initially paid only $25,000, according to Issa.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Seabrook |first1=Andrea|title=House Investigator Issa Has Faced Allegations As Well|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/16/150739985/house-investigator-issa-has-faced-allegations-as-well|accessdate=September 12, 2016|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR.org|date=April 16, 2012}}</ref>

===Directed Electronics===
Steal Stopper soon regained its previous prosperity. As car theft rose in the United States during the 1980s, so did the demand for security devices. [[Company:Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls Royce]], [[Company:BMW|BMW]], and [[Company:General Motors|General Motors]] joined Ford and Toyota as customers. In 1985, Issa sold the company to a California-based maker of home alarms, and moved to the San Diego suburb of Vista, where he has lived ever since, to work for the company. Shortly afterward he left to start Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI).<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

Issa was able to use his knowledge of the weaknesses in automotive security that car thieves preyed on to develop effective [[Engineering:Anti-theft system|theft deterrents]]. Using sensors that, when armed, would [[Physics:Motion detector|detect motion]] and [[Physics:Pressure sensor|pressure]] on the body of the car, his device would create loud noise to draw attention to a would-be car thief, such as the car's [[Engineering:Vehicle horn|horn]] honking or a speaker playing a recording with Issa's voice saying: "Protected by Viper. Stand back" and "Please step away from the car", warnings for DEI's signature product, the Viper car alarm.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EEDC143FF930A15754C0A9659C8B63|work=The New York Times|title=California Recall Backer Feels Heat|first=Charlie|last=Leduff|date=July 23, 2003|accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> Sales grew from a million dollars in the company's first year to $14 million by 1989.<ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

==Early political career==

===Activism===
With his involvement in consumer-electronics trade organizations, Issa became politically active. He went to [[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] to lobby Congress and became one of {{wipe|California}}'s largest individual campaign contributors to Republican [[Social:Candidate|candidate]]s. In 1996 he was chairman of the successful campaign to pass California Proposition 209, a ballot initiative which prohibited public institutions in California from considering race, [[Biology:Sex|sex]], or [[Social:Ethnic group|ethnicity]] in the areas of public employment, public contracting, or public education. He was instrumental in persuading the national Republican Party to hold its 1996 convention in San Diego.<ref name=Barone2012/><ref name="Lizza New Yorker story"/>

===1998 U.S. Senate election===
Issa's first campaign for elected office was in 1998, when he sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate to run against incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer. He spent $10 million of his own money in his campaign, running against California State Treasurer Matt Fong, Congressman Frank Riggs, and three others. Fong's campaign raised $3 million from contributions and complained that Issa's wealth made for an uneven playing field (Issa had only $400,000 in contributions from others). An Issa spokesman countered that the money was needed to compensate for Fong's statewide name recognition.<ref>Wildermuth, John (May 20, 1998). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/05/20/MN25428.DTL "Issa Raising More Money by Using His Own/Millionaire's funds create coffer bigger than Matt Fong's"]. ''San Francisco Chronicle''.</ref> Issa lost the [[Social:Primary election|primary election]] to  Fong, 45% to 40%; Riggs got 10% of the vote. A San Francisco exit poll suggested large numbers of Asian-Americans, who typically vote in the Democratic Party primary, had crossed party lines to strategically vote for Fong.<ref>Williams, Lance; Coile, Zachary (June 3, 1998). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1998/06/03/NEWS135.dtl "Asian Demos help set up showdown with Barbara Boxer"], SF Chronicle; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==
[[File:Dick Cheney and Darrell Issa.jpg|thumb|right|Issa with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2001]] 
[[File:President George W Bush delivers remarks before signing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Issa watches President George W. Bush deliver remarks before signing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008]]

===Elections===
;2000
Nine-term incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Ron Packard decided not to run for re-election in 2000, in California's 48th congressional district. Issa ran for Packard's seat, capitalizing on his name recognition from the 1998 Senate race. The district was primarily based in northern San Diego County, but had small portions in Riverside and Orange counties. Issa finished first in the all-party primary with 35% of the vote, winning a plurality in all three counties; Republican State Senator Bill Morrow was second, with 24% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=456734|title=CA District 48-All-Party Primary Race|date=March 7, 2000|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/us_rep.pdf|title=2000 California congressional primary results|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612144846/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/us_rep.pdf|archivedate=June 12, 2007|publisher=sos.ca.gov}}</ref> Issa won the November general election, defeating Democratic nominee Peter Kouvelis 61%–28%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=319|title=CA District 48 Race|date=November 7, 2000 |publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000-general/us-rep.pdf|title=House Results|publisher=sos.ca.gov|accessdate=September 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018054213/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000-general/us-rep.pdf|archivedate=October 18, 2012}}</ref>

;2002
After redistricting, Issa's district was renumbered as the 49th District, and lost its share of Orange County. Like its predecessor, the district was heavily Republican; it had a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+10. No Democrat filed against Issa that year. He won re-election to a second term by defeating Libertarian nominee Karl Dietrich, 77%–22%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1140 |title=CA District 49 Race|date=November 5, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

;2004
A [[Social:Write-in candidate|write-in candidate]] from the 2002 election, Mike Byron, went on to become the Democratic challenger in 2004.<ref>Burge, Michael (September 29, 2004). [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html "Democrat is looking for a big upset over incumbent Issa in 49th District"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201070351/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html |date=December 1, 2005 }}, SignOnSanDiego.com; accessed May 11, 2017.</ref> Issa won re-election to a third term, defeating Byron 63%–35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4053|title=CA – District 49 Race |date=November 2, 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

;2006
In November 2006, Issa won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeeni Criscenzo, 63%–33%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=201510|title=CA – District 49 Race|date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

;2008
In 2008, Issa won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic nominee Robert Hamilton, 58%–37%. The 21-point margin of victory was the second smallest in Issa's career. He carried San Diego with 60% of the vote and Riverside with 57% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334952|title=CA District 49 Race|date=November 4, 2008|publisher=Our Campaigns |accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

;2010
In 2010, Issa won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic nominee Howard Katz 63%–31%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488395|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA – District 49 Race|date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

;2012
After the 2010 census, Issa's district was renumbered as the 49th District and made significantly more compact. It lost its share of Riverside County, along with most of its share of inland San Diego County. They were replaced with a small portion of southern Orange County including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and part of Laguna Niguel. The district was more competitive on paper than its predecessor.  The old 49th had a PVI of R+10, while the new 49th has a PVI of R+4.

Issa won re-election to a seventh term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Jerry Tetalman, 58%–42%. The sixteen-point margin of victory was the smallest in Issa's political career. Issa carried the San Diego portion of his district with just 55% of the vote, while he dominated the Orange County part with 66% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=768471 |accessdate=September 30, 2013|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA-District 49 Race|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Congress District 49-Districtwide Results|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49|publisher=State of California|date=November 6, 2012|accessdate=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610020341/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49/|archivedate=June 10, 2012}}</ref>

;2014
The open primary in June 2014 was contested by Issa and two Democrats: Dave Peiser and Noboru Isaga. The top two vote getters, Issa (62%) and Peiser (28%), advanced to the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdvote.com/voters/Eng/archive/201406bull.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809153723/http://www.sdvote.com/voters/Eng/archive/201406bull.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Gubernatorial Primary Election, Tuesday, June 3, 2014|work=San Diego County Registrar of Voters|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocvote.com/data/election-results-archive/|title=Election results archive|work=Orange County Registrar of Voters |accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> In the November election Issa was elected to an eighth term, 60% to 40%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdvote.com/voters/results/election.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512005709/http://www.sdvote.com/voters/results/election.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2014|title=Gubernatorial General Election, Tuesday, November 4, 2014|work=San Diego County Registrar of Voters|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2014/results.htm|title=General Election 2014, November 4, 2014 |work=Orange County Registrar of Voters|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>

;2016
In the open primary in June 2016, Issa received 51% of the vote to 46% for Democrat Doug Applegate, a retired Marine Colonel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/49|title=2016 General Election Results - California Secretary of State|accessdate=November 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112080931/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/49|archivedate=November 12, 2016 }}</ref> Issa and Applegate both advanced to the general election in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/darrell-issa-doug-applegate-viable-challenger|title=Darrell Issa Gets Viable Challenger |publisher=Roll Call|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=August 28, 2016|last=Garcia|first=Eric}}</ref> In October, Applegate and Issa were seen by the Cook Political Report as equally likely to win the election.

Issa sent out a campaign mailer which featured a photograph of President [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] signing a law. The mailer stated that Issa was "very pleased" that Obama signed the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act which Issa had co-sponsored. Obama responded to the mailer by saying that Issa's "primary contribution to the US Congress has been to obstruct and to waste taxpayer dollars on trumped up investigations that have led nowhere." Obama said that, because of fading support for Donald Trump, Issa was now promoting his cooperation with the president despite Issa's previous stance that Obama was corrupt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/24/politics/barack-obama-darrell-issa-comments|title=Obama: Issa 'not somebody who is serious about working on problems'|last=Liptak|first=Kevin|date=October 24, 2016|work=CNN}}</ref>

Issa responded by saying, "I've worked with the administration on good legislation where it was possible, called out wrongdoing wherever I saw it and will continue to do so."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-after-getting-ripped-by-president-1477351797-htmlstory.html|title=GOP Rep. Darrell Issa returns fire after President Obama rips his campaign mailer|last=Willon|first=Phil|date=October 24, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

As of November 23, 2016, Issa held a 3,234-vote lead with approximately 6,000 ballots remaining uncounted. Issa declared victory in the race, while Applegate had not yet conceded.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|title=Congressman Issa declares re-election win in 49th district|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/issa-736346-applegate-campaign.html|accessdate=November 23, 2016 |publisher=Orange County Register|date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> The Associated Press finally declared Issa the winner on November 28, citing a small but convincing lead with only a few votes left to count.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/darrell-issa-wins-congress-california.html?_r=0|title=Darrell Issa Narrowly Wins Re-election in California|last=Chokshi|first=Niraj|date=November 28, 2016|work=The New York Times|accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>

;2018
Multiple Democrats, including 2016 candidate Doug Applegate and environmental attorney Mike Levin, launched campaigns for California's 49th district.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Willon|first1=Phil|title=Another Democrat jumps into the 2018 race against Republican Rep. Darrell Issa|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-another-democrat-jumps-into-the-2018-1489003574-htmlstory.html|accessdate=January 6, 2018|work={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}}|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> Given the close margin of victory over Applegate in 2016, the election was expected to be highly competitive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bellatoni|first1=Christina|last2=Westfall|first2=Julie|last3=Wisk|first3=Allison|title=California could flip the House, and these 13 races will make the difference|url=http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-congressional-race-rankings/ |accessdate=January 6, 2018|work={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}}|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> On January 10, 2018, Issa announced that he would not run for re-election.<ref name=retirement/>

;2020
On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for California's 50th congressional district in the 2020 election.<ref name = launches/><ref name =ktla/> The incumbent was Republican Duncan D. Hunter, then under indictment. In December 2019 Hunter pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations, and he resigned from Congress effective January 13, 2020, leaving the seat vacant.<ref name=politicoresign>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns-from-congress-095725 |title=Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns from Congress |first=Melanie |last=Zanona |work=Politico}}</ref>


===Tenure===
====Oversight committee====
Following the 2010 elections, Issa became chairman.  He became a vocal advocate for investigations into the Obama administration, including the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the [[Finance:Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission|Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission]], corruption in Afghanistan, [[Social:WikiLeaks|WikiLeaks]], and the [[Organization:Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration]], among other issues.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/01/republican-plans-investigations-of-corrupt-obama-investigation/1 |title=Republican plans investigations of 'corrupt' Obama administration|date=January 3, 2011|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> In 2010 he told the press that he wanted the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to hold investigative hearings "seven hearings a week, times 40 weeks."<ref name="hearings">{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44850.html |title=Darrell Issa plans hundreds of hearings|date=November 8, 2010 |publisher=Politico}}</ref>

In February 2011, the Watchdog Institute, a nonprofit investigative reporting center based at [[Organization:San Diego State University|San Diego State University]], published an investigation alleging that as leader of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, he built a team which included staff members with close connections to industries that could benefit from his investigations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/darrell-issa-team_n_829046.html|title=Darrell Issa's Team Includes Industry Insiders |last=Snyder|first=Whitney|date=February 28, 2011|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=December 4, 2011}}</ref>

On February 16, 2012, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services's regulation requiring insurance plans to cover birth control, which Issa believes is a violation of the religious freedom of people who oppose the use of birth control. Sandra Fluke was submitted as a witness by Democratic members, but Issa did not permit her to testify, saying her name was submitted too late,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/where-are-the-women-dispute-settled-kind-of/2012/03/27/gIQA8tGHgS_story.html |title='Where are the women?' dispute settled. Kind of.|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|date=March 28, 2012 |work={{wipe|The Washington Post}}}}</ref> a claim which was challenged by Democrats.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/meet-sandra-fluke-the-woman-you-didnt-hear-at-congress-contraceptives-hearing/2012/02/16/gIQAJh57HR_blog.html|title=Contraception Controversy Continues: Meet Witness Sandra Fluke|last=Kiff|first=Sarah|date=February 16, 2012|work=The Washington Post |accessdate=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

====Legislation====
In 2013 Issa introduced the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 (H.R. 2061; 113th Congress).<ref name="2061allactions">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2061/all-actions|title=H.R. 2061 – All Actions|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> H.R. 2061 aimed to make information on federal expenditures more easily available, accessible, and transparent.<ref name="cbo2061">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44793|title=CBO – H.R. 2061|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> The bill was signed into law by President Obama on May 9, 2014.<ref name=994allactions>{{cite web|title=S. 994 - All Actions |url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/994/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=April 28, 2014}}</ref>

Issa introduced the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 (H.R. 1211; 113th Congress) on March 15, 2013, a bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act in order to make it easier and faster to request and receive information.<ref name="cbo1211">{{cite web|url=http://cbo.gov/publication/44264|title=H.R. 1211 – CBO|publisher=Congressional Budget Office |accessdate=February 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="politicoGold">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/02/house-unanimously-passes-foia-bill-184049.html|title=House unanimously passes FOIA bill|last=Gold|first=Hadas|date=February 26, 2014 |accessdate=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=Politico}}</ref> The bill would have required the Office of Management and Budget to create a single FOIA website for people to use to make FOIA requests and check on the status of their request. The bill would also have created a Chief FOIA Officers Council charged with reviewing compliance and recommending improvements.<ref name="cbo1211"/> It would also have required the federal agency to release the information it disclosed to the person who requested it publicly afterwards.<ref name="politicoGold"/>

Issa argued in favor of the bill because it "shifts the burden of proof from the public requestor seeking information about a government agency...to the government being open and transparent unless it has a good reason to withhold."<ref name="nextgov1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2014/02/house-passes-bill-put-more-foia-processing-online/79447/?oref=ng-dropdown |title=House passes bill to put more FOIA processing online|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=February 26, 2014|accessdate=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=NextGov.com}}</ref> The bill passed unanimously in the United States House of Representatives on February 25, 2014.<ref name="1211allactions">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1211/all-actions|title=H.R. 1211 – All Actions|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=February 26, 2014}}</ref> However, a nearly identical senate bill failed when it was tabled by House Speaker John Boehner.<ref>{{Cite episode|publisher=PBS|credits=Robert Collins (Director)|title=Push to Reform the Freedom of Information Act Collapses in House|work=Media - Frontline|accessdate=December 14, 2014|date=December 12, 2014 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/push-to-reform-the-freedom-of-information-act-collapses-in-house/}}</ref>

Issa introduced the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232; 113th Congress) on March 18, 2013, to make changes and reforms to the framework that manages how the federal government buys new technology.<ref name="1232sum">{{cite web |url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1232|title=H.R. 1232 – Summary |publisher=United States Congress |accessdate=February 26, 2014}}</ref> One of the requirements would be that the government develop a streamlined plan for its acquisitions.<ref name="Hillhousevotes">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/votes/199254-house-votes-to-fix-foia-process|title=House votes unanimously to fix FOIA process|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|date=February 25, 2014 |accessdate=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=The Hill}}</ref> The bill would increase the power of existing Chief Information Officers (CIO) within federal agencies so that they could be more effective.<ref name="FedTimes1">{{cite news |url=http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140225/ACQ02/302250009/House-passes-FITARA?odyssey=nav%7Chead|title=House passes FITARA |last=Hardy|first=Michael|date=February 25, 2014|accessdate=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Federal Times}}</ref>

Each agency would also be reduced to having only one CIO in the agency, who is then responsible for the success and failure of all IT projects in that agency.<ref name="NextGovMarks">{{cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/02/it-reform-act-heads-house-floor-today/79357/|title=IT Reform Act Heads to House Floor Tuesday|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=February 25, 2014 |accessdate=February 27, 2014|newspaper=NextGov.com}}</ref> The bill would also require the federal government to make use of private sector best practices.<ref name="FedTimes1" /> The bill was intended to reduce IT procurement related waste.<ref name="WashTech1">{{cite news |url=http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2014/02/25/it-bill-vote-today.aspx|title=Acquisition reform effort hits the House floor |last=Washington Technology staff|date=February 25, 2014|accessdate=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Washington Technology}}</ref> It passed the House in a [[Social:Voice vote|voice vote]] on February 25, 2014.<ref name="Hillhousevotes" /> In December 2014 it was passed as a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.actiac.org/groups/project-fitara |title=Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform ACT (FITARA)|work=ACT-IAC |accessdate=March 4, 2017}}</ref> Issa also introduced and co-sponsored [[Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014|The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014]] (Pub.L. 113-283, S. 2521; commonly referred to as FISMA Reform) and was signed into federal law by President [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] on December 18, 2014.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kominsky|first=Mitchell |date=February 2014|title=The Current Landscape of Cybersecurity Policy: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress |url=http://harvardnsj.org/2014/02/the-current-landscape-of-cybersecurity-policy-legislative-issues-in-the-113th-congress/ |journal=Harvard Law School National Security Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2521/text|title=S.2521, 113th Congress|accessdate=May 10, 2019}}</ref>

On May 7, 2014, Issa introduced a simple resolution in the House that passed without objection Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The resolution holds Lois Lerner, one of the central [[Finance:Internal Revenue Service|Internal Revenue Service]] officials involved in the 2013 IRS scandal, in contempt of Congress for her refusal to testify about the scandal before Issa's committee in response to a subpoena.<ref name="hres574sum">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/574|title=H.Res. 574 – Summary|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=May 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>William Branigin and Ed O'Keefe, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lois-lerner-invokes-fifth-amendment-in-house-hearing-on-irs-targeting/2013/05/22/03539900-c2e6-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html "Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment in House hearing on IRS targeting"], ''{{wipe|The Washington Post}}'', May 22, 2013.</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite web|last1=Parisi|first1=Paula|title='Fair Play, Fair Pay' Radio-Royalty Act Gains Momentum, But Faces Uphill Climb|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/fair-play-fair-pay-radio-royalty-act-gains-momentum-1202462359/|website=Variety|accessdate=April 18, 2018|date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Issa introduced the CLASSICS Act to Congress in a bipartisan effort to empower artists thru the collection of royalties for the preceding three-year period and also by ensuring their creative rights remain in force for pre-1972 recordings just as newer artists are guaranteed by current legislation. Issa has been a consistent cosponsor of the Fair Play Fair Pay Act as well; granting radio performance rights for musicians and record producers.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy |title=Fair Play, Fair Pay Act of 2015 would require radio to pay for music |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-fair-play-fair-pay-act-congress-radio-royalties-20150413-story.html |website=latimes.com|accessdate=April 18, 2018|date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name="billbstaff">{{cite web|title=Garth Brooks, Tina Turner and Neil Young Join Call for CLASSICS Act Passage|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/8099518/garth-brooks-tina-turner-and-neil-young-join-ad|website=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2018 |date=February 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="classact">{{cite web|last1=Hertweck |first1=Nate|title=CLASSICS Act Champion Rep. Issa To Retire|url=https://www.grammy.com/advocacy/news/rep-darrell-issas-retirement-brings-new-urgency-classics-act|website=GRAMMY.com|accessdate=April 18, 2018|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref>

===Bombing plot===
In 2001, Issa's district office in San Clemente was targeted in an aborted bombing plot. Jewish Defense League leader Irving Rubin was arrested along with Earl Krugel in connection with the plot, which reportedly had focused on other targets before shifting to Issa's office.<ref name="WaPo2001" /><ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011213012328/http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_hate.jsp?id=371|date=December 13, 2001|title="Chair of Jewish Defense League Arrested in Failed Bomb Plot"}}, Tolerance.org, December 12, 2001.<br> Archived from the [http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_hate.jsp?id=371 original] December 13, 2001; retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref> Issa speculated that the cause of the incident may have been a column written by political commentator Debbie Schlussel in which she charged that Issa sympathized with Hezbollah despite its being listed by the U.S. government as a [[Social:Terrorism|terrorist]] organization, charges he denied.<ref name="WaPo2001" /><ref>Cantlupe, Joe (December 24, 2001). [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20011224-9999_1m24issa.html "Rep. Issa's fight with columnist has dark side"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320202624/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20011224-9999_1m24issa.html |date=March 20, 2006 }}. ''SignOnSanDiego.com''; ''San Diego Union Tribune'', Copley News Service; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref><ref>Schlussel, Debbie (November 30, 2001). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020821192500/http://politicalusa.com/columnists/schlussel/schlussel_003.htm|date=August 21, 2002|title="Darrell Issa: Traitor, or useful idiot?"}}. Political USA blog.<br>
Archived from the [http://www.politicalusa.com/columnists/schlussel/schlussel_003.htm original], August 21, 2002.</ref>

===Ethics complaint and award===
In September 2011, a liberal advocacy and lobbying group, American Family Voices, filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against Issa, alleging he had repeatedly used his position of authority on the Oversight Committee to improperly intervene in dealings with [[Company:Goldman Sachs|Goldman Sachs]], [[Company:Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch]], and [[Company:DEI Holdings|DEI Holdings]], all of which Issa is associated with in some way. Issa's office rejected the allegations.<ref>Madison, Lucy (September 13, 2011) [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20105655-503544.html Liberal group files ethics complaint against Darrell Issa], ''CBS News''; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref>

The year before that the Project on Government Oversight, a government watchdog group, awarded Issa with its Good Government Award for his contributions to government oversight and transparency. These included publicizing documents produced by the New York Federal Reserve Bank in response to a congressional subpoena, publicly exposing the NYFR's secret "back-door bailout" of AIG's counterparties, and cofounding a Transparency Caucus dedicated to "promoting a more open and accountable government through education, legislation, and oversight."<ref>[http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/ "Good Government Award Home Page"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020520/http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/|date=July 7, 2010}}, Project On Government Oversight website; retrieved July 1, 2010.</ref><ref>Staff (June 29, 2010). [http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 "Press Room – Issa Recognized for Rigorous Government Oversight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042730/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 |date=July 21, 2011 }} (Press Release); Congressman Issa's official  website; retrieved July 2, 2010.</ref>

===Committee assignments===
*'''Committee on Foreign Affairs'''
**Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
**Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
* '''Committee on the Judiciary'''
** Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (Chair)
** Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
* '''Republican Study Committee'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Member List|author=|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/ |publisher=Republican Study Committee|accessdate=December 21, 2017}}</ref>

===Caucus memberships===
* Congressional Constitution Caucus<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|author=|url=https://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Constitution Caucus|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
* Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|author=|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|format=|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|date=|accessdate=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
*Climate Solutions Caucus<ref>{{cite web|title=90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members|author=|url=https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|format=| publisher=Citizen´s Climate Lobby |date=|accessdate=October 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Political positions==
As of March 1, 2017, Issa had voted with his party in 98.1% of votes in the then-current session of Congress, and voted in line with President Trump's position in 100% of his votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/darrell-e-issa/|title=Tracking Darrell E. Issa In The Age Of Trump|last=Bycoffe|first=Aaron|date=January 30, 2017 |work=FiveThirtyEight|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/I000056-darrell-e-issa |title=Represent |last=Willis |first=Derek |work=ProPublica|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> Issa voted with the majority of House Republicans 95% of the time during the 111th Congress.<ref>[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/i000056/ "Darrell Issa profile"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606211833/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/i000056 |date=June 6, 2010 }}, ''Washington Post''; retrieved June 18, 2010.</ref>

===9/11 first responders===
In April 2008, the ''Daily News'' reported that Issa questioned federal expenditures pertaining to disability-compensation claims from 9/11 first responders. He was criticized for making comments that the federal government "'just threw' buckets of cash at New York for an attack 'that had no dirty bomb in it, it had no [[Social:Chemical warfare|chemical munitions]] in it'" and asking "why the firefighters who went there and everybody in the city of New York needs to come to the federal government for the dollars versus this being primarily a state consideration."<ref name="Sisk">Sisk, Richard and Michael McCauliff (April 3, 2008). [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/04/03/2008-04-03_gop_rep_darrell_issa_under_fire_from_eve.html "GOP Rep. Darrell Issa under fire from everywhere after 9/11 comments"], ''New York Daily News''; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref> In September 2009, Issa's office released a statement indicating that his comments had been misrepresented and that the questions he asked concerned the then still unpassed bill H.R. 3543, which, according to that statement "would give U.S. taxpayer dollars to those who did not suffer physical injury and did not work at or around Ground Zero."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216%3Asetting-the-record-straight-for-the-911-hearing-held-on-4108&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1|title=Setting the Record Straight for the 9/11 hearing held on April 1, 2008|publisher=issa.house.gov|date=September 11, 2009|accessdate=January 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042740/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216:setting-the-record-straight-for-the-911-hearing-held-on-4108&catid=40:issue-statements&Itemid=1|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3543|title=H.R. 3543: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 |publisher=govtrack.usa|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}</ref>

===2003 gubernatorial recall election===
Issa came to national prominence in 2003 when he contributed more than $1.6 million to help fund a signature-gathering drive for the petition to recall California Governor Gray Davis. At the time he made the contribution, it was widely believed that Issa intended to place himself on the ballot to replace Davis. However, following the entrance of fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger into the race, two days before the filing deadline, Issa announced that he would not run.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darrell Issa pulls out of Calif. recall election|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=August 7, 2003 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-08-07-issa-recall_x.htm|accessdate=April 19, 2010}}</ref> Issa later said his mission had been accomplished with Davis's recall and that he wanted to continue to represent his district in Congress and work towards Middle East peace.<ref name=Williams/> At one point in the campaign he suggested people {{clarify|date=November 2013}} <!-- Republicans only?? -->should vote against recalling Davis unless one of the two leading Republican contenders dropped out, concerned that Schwarzenegger and fellow Republican [[Biography:Tom McClintock|Tom McClintock]] would split votes, resulting in Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante being elected to succeed Davis.<ref>Wildermuth, John (September 23, 2003). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/09/23/ISSA.TMP "Issa, who started recall, now tells voters to reject it / Risk of GOP vote being split prompts call to retain Davis"] at sfgate.com.</ref> Issa endorsed Schwarzenegger in the election.

===Abortion===
Issa opposes abortion.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/16553/darrell-issa/#.WLc2vhKLSfQ|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

===Bribes===
In February 2017, he voted in favor of repealing a rule that required energy companies to disclose payments to foreign governments.<ref name=":0"/>

=== Cannabis ===

Issa has a "D" rating from NORML based on his cannabis-related voting record.<ref name="NORML">{{cite web|title=California Scorecard - NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws|url=http://norml.org/congressional-scorecard/california |website=norml.org |accessdate=December 21, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref>

===Donald Trump===

Issa attracted attention for his close relationship with and strong support for Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/10/30/499952455/after-8-terms-trump-supporter-rep-darrell-issa-in-close-race|title=After 8 Terms, Trump Supporter Rep. Darrell Issa Faces Close Race|website=NPR.org|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-supporter-darrell-issa-faces-tough-re-election-fight-in-california-1477591294 |title=Donald Trump Supporter Darrell Issa Faces Tough Re-Election Fight in California|last=Lazo|first=Alejandro|date=October 27, 2016 |work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=March 1, 2017|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-trumping-of-darrell-issa|title=The Trumping of Darrell Issa|date=August 31, 2016|website=The New Yorker|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> Issa endorsed Trump in March 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-poli-rep-darrell-issa-endorses-donald-trump-1462491805-htmlstory.html|title=Essential Politics May archives|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 1, 2017|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> and did not rescind his endorsement after the Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording surfaced.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/darrell-issa-california.html|title=A Close Race for Darrell Issa, the House Mini-Trump|last=Huetteman|first=Emmarie|date=October 27, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 1, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In early February 2017, Issa expressed his support for a special prosecutor to look into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia. On February 27, he walked back his previous comments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-rep-darrell-issa-backtracks-on-call-for-trump-special-prosecutor/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=34949215|title=GOP Rep. Darrell Issa backtracks on call for Trump special prosecutor|access-date=February 28, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Issa supported Trump's dismissal of FBI Director James Comey, saying "Comey had lost my confidence long ago."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/10/san-diego-politicians-react-trump-firing-fbi-direc|title=San Diego Representatives  React To Trump Firing FBI Director Comey|last=Cavanaugh |first=Brooke Ruth, Christopher Underwood, Maureen|work=KPBS Public Media|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>

As of May 2017, Issa had voted in line with Trump's positions 100 percent of the time; by October 2018, that number had fallen to 93.3%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/|title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump|first=Aaron|last=Bycoffe|date=January 30, 2017|website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref>

===Education===
He has been critical of No Child Left Behind, supporting a modification that would, in his words, "give states the freedom to adopt best practices for their students by returning flexibility and control to the educators and parents who are the real experts on education".<ref>[http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203%3Aeducation-no-child-left-behind&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1 "Issues & Legislation – Education – No Child Left Behind"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042625/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203%3Aeducation-no-child-left-behind&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1|date=July 21, 2011}}; Congressman Issa's official website, November 11, 2009; retrieved July 6, 2010.</ref>

===Environment===
Issa rejects the [[Earth:Scientific opinion on climate change|scientific consensus on climate change]] and has stated there is no scientific consensus on climate<ref>[http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207%3Aglobal-climate-change&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1 "Issues & Legislation – Global Climate Change"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042722/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207%3Aglobal-climate-change&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1|date=July 21, 2011}}, issa.house.gov, November 11, 2009; retrieved July 6, 2010.</ref> and that scientists have falsified data.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oversight.house.gov/issa-on-climategate-its-very-clear-that-an-inconvenient-truth-has-been-replaced-by-a-convenient-lie-wed-like-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-the-lie|title=Issa on Climategate: "It's very clear that an inconvenient truth has been replaced by a convenient lie – we'd like to get to the bottom of the lie." - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|date=December 7, 2009|work=United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113327/https://oversight.house.gov/issa-on-climategate-its-very-clear-that-an-inconvenient-truth-has-been-replaced-by-a-convenient-lie-wed-like-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-the-lie/|archive-date=March 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Before the 2010 election, Issa pledged that, if elected, he would probe [[Earth:Climatic Research Unit email controversy|"Climategate"]], which refers to the hacked Climatic Research Unit e-mails that climate change denialists falsely asserted showed scientific misconduct and fraud by climate scientists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/09/23/23climatewire-rep-issa-would-lead-climategate-probe-if-hou-44766.html|title=Rep. Issa Would Lead 'Climategate' Probe if House Goes to GOP|last=Climatewire|first=Robin Bravender Of|date=September 23, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 1, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Issa called President Obama's unwillingness to investigate Climategate "unconscionable" and an abdication of responsibility.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/70653-rep-issa-white-house-refusal-to-investigate-climategate-is-unconscionable-|title=Rep. Issa: Obama's refusal to investigate 'Climategate' emails is 'unconscionable'|last=Staff|first=The Hill|date=December 4, 2009 |work=TheHill|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

In 2009, he voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml|title=Cap-and-trade climate change legislation: House Roll Call #477 Details |date=June 26, 2009|publisher=clerk.house.gov|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref> He opposes federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.<ref name=":2"/> In February 2017, he voted to repeal a rule that required coal companies to restore streams and mined areas to their pre-development conditions.<ref name=":0"/>

The League of Conservation Voters has condemned Issa's actions related to the environment, stating, "As chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Congressman Issa is not only denying climate change, but also actively impeding federal action, pledging to hold hearings on the 'Politicization of Science,' and calling for greater oversight of the EPA's regulations of greenhouse gases."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://patch.com/california/encinitas/congressman-darrell-issa-given-climate-change-denier-award|title=Rep. Issa Responds to Climate Change Denier 'Award'|date=August 13, 2013|work=Encinitas, CA Patch|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

===Foreign and defense policy===
In 2001, Issa voted for the authorization of the PATRIOT Act and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.<ref name="VS">[http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=16553 "Representative Darrell Issa (CA) Voting Record"], votesmart.org; retrieved July 2, 2010.</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2016}} He voted for the reauthorization of the Patriot Act in 2005 after successfully amending it to require judicial notification, reporting requirements and facts justifying the use of roving survelliance at new facilities or places.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/amendment.xpd?session=109&amdt=h490 |title=GovTrack: H.Amdt. 490 to H.R. 3199 [109th&#93; – 109th Congress|date=July 21, 2005 |publisher=Govtrack.us |accessdate=August 21, 2011}} {{dead link|date=October 2016}}</ref>

Issa was one of several Lebanese-Americans in Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081501015.html|title=In Congress, Lonely on Lebanon|last=Milbank|first=Dana|date=August 16, 2006 |accessdate=November 12, 2016|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> He had a significant role in U.S. peace initiatives in the Middle East. He traveled to [[Place:Lebanon|Lebanon]] and [[Place:Syria|Syria]] in an effort to negotiate the end of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. In 2003, he appeared at a Washington rally by Iranian groups protesting against the Islamic government in [[Religion:Iran|Iran]].<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jul/9/20030709-110130-3554r/?page=all#pagebreak "Congress joins rally against Tehran regime"]. ''Washington Times'', July 9, 2003.</ref>

In March 2015, Issa supported the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, saying: "We must make it clear that we will support our allies and punish our enemies through steadfast resolve and decisive action."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/27/saudi-arabia-gets-bipartisan-backing-for-yemen-airstrikes|title=Saudi Arabia Gets Bipartisan Backing for Yemen Airstrikes|date=March 27, 2015|work=U.S. News. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328004338/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/27/saudi-arabia-gets-bipartisan-backing-for-yemen-airstrikes|archivedate=March 28, 2015}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
He favors repealing the [[Finance:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] (Obamacare), and voted in support of the budget resolution to repeal Obamacare in January 2017.<ref name=":2"/><ref name=":0"/>

On May 4, 2017, Issa voted in favor of repealing Obamacare and passing the American Health Care Act.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/ahca-house-vote/|title=How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill |website=Washington Post|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/04/health-care-vote-puts-pressure-dozens-vulnerable-gop-reps/101297824/ |title=Health care vote puts pressure on dozens of vulnerable GOP reps|work=USA TODAY|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> Issa made the tie-breaking vote to pass the AHCA.<ref name=":52">{{Cite news|url=http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/north-county-report-issa-goes-undecided-decisive-health-care/|title=North County Report: Issa Goes From Undecided to Decisive on Health Care - Voice of San Diego|date=May 10, 2017|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/darrell-issa-protest/index.html|title=Issa's late health care vote riles up California voters|author=Kyung Lah |author2=Jack Hannah|website=CNN|access-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>

==== Healthcare vote reactions ====
The organization San Diego Indivisible protested outside Issa's office weekly.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-issa-protest-20170509-story.html|title=Several hundred protest Issa's health care vote|last=Figueroa|first=Teri|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

After Darrell Issa voted to pass the AHCA, about 800 people from the organization protested, decrying that a significant portion of Issa's voters use the ACA.<ref name=":5" /> The group was also unhappy about a picture taken where Issa stood "front and center" for a photo op held in tribute to the success of the Republicans in passing the AHCA.<ref name=":52" />

Instead of coming back to California to meet the protesters, Issa flew to an event in Florida to raise money, though he said he would meet with them at a later date.<ref name=":52" /><ref name=":5" />

The following Friday, over 100 people protested his desire to defund Planned Parenthood.<ref name=":5" />

An organization called Save My Care spent $500,000 to release a series of attack ads against 24 House members who voted for the AHCA, including one about Issa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-issa-meetings-20170508-story.html|title=After tough health care vote, Issa to meet with constituents |last=Stewart |first=Joshua |work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332352-liberal-group-funds-500k-in-attack-ads-after-healthcare-vote|title=Liberal group funds $500K in attack ads after healthcare vote|last=Sommer|first=Will|date=May 8, 2017|work=TheHill|access-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>

===LGBT issues===
Issa opposes same-sex marriage.<ref name=":2"/> He voted against an amendment, which ultimately failed narrowly, that stated that religious corporations, associations and institutions that receive federal contracts can't be discriminated against on the basis of religion. Democrats warn that such a provision could potentially allow discrimination against the LGBT community in the name of religious freedom.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/280542-dems-cry-foul-after-house-gop-votes-down-lgbt-measure|title=Chaos in House after GOP votes down LGBT measure|last=Marcos|first=Cristina|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2017 |newspaper=TheHill}}</ref>

===Immigration===
He has opposed attempts to ease restrictions on illegal immigration such as the "Blue Card" system, arguing that it provides amnesty for illegal immigrants.<ref>[http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196%3Aqblue-cardq-system-&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1 "Issues & Legislation – "Blue Card" System"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042655/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196%3Aqblue-cardq-system-&catid=40%3Aissue-statements&Itemid=1|date=July 21, 2011}}, issa.house.gov, November 9, 2009; retrieved July 6, 2010.</ref>

=== Online piracy ===
Issa opposed the [[Stop Online Piracy Act]] based on the amount of discretion the Department of Justice would have under the legislation as it is currently drafted.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57342716-281/rep-issa-sopa-wont-be-approved-unless-fixed|title=Rep. Darrell Issa, a senior House Republican, is predicting a dim future for the Stop Online Piracy Act|date=December 14, 2011|work=C-Net|accessdate=January 10, 2012}}</ref>

=== Russian hacking of 2016 election ===
Issa has stated that he believes Russia meddled with the 2016 election, but that he supports Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey (who was leading the investigation into the 2016 election meddling), and he believes the US should be focusing on other issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/35419299/cbs-news-8s-one-on-one-interview-with-congressman-darrell-issa|title=CBS News 8's one-on-one interview with Congressman Darrell Issa|last=Price|first=Steve|access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref>

=== Science ===
Issa supports embryonic [[Biology:Stem cell|stem cell]] research and has voted to allow it.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gaouette|first1=Nicole|title=Stem cell study funds pass House|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/12/nation/na-stemcell12|accessdate=November 1, 2016|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=January 12, 2007}}</ref>

He co-sponsored both the 2008 and 2009 versions of the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act and sponsored the [[Research Works Act]] ({{USBill|112|H.R.|3699}}) introduced in 2011, all of which aim at a reversal of the NIH's Public Access Policy,<ref name="rosen">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/why-is-open-internet-champion-darrell-issa-supporting-an-attack-on-open-science/250929|title=Why Is Open-Internet Champion Darrell Issa Supporting an Attack on Open Science?|last=Rosen|first=Rebecca J.|date=January 5, 2012|publisher=The Atlantic}}</ref> which mandates [[Open access|open access]] to NIH-funded research.<ref>{{cite journal|year=2008|title=An open access mandate for the National Institutes of Health |journal=Open Medicine|volume=2|issue=2|pages=39–41|pmc=3090178|pmid=21602938 |last1=Suber |first1=Peter|}}</ref>

Issa periodically tried to de-fund grants offered by the National Institutes of Health.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/when-politics-intrudes-in-science-based-medicine/|title=Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Darrell Issa declare war on science-based medicine|date=July 27, 2009|work=Science-Based Medicine|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> He alleged that the NIH was spending $5 million "on foreign alcoholics and prostitutes."<ref name=":3" /> The grants in question were on research on HIV/AIDS prevention.<ref name=":3" />

=== Tax reform ===

Issa voted no on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He was one of two California Republicans to vote against the bill, alongside Dana Rohrabacher.<ref name="Wire122017">{{cite web|last1=Wire|first1=Sarah D.|title=California politics news feed |url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-12-california-republicans-join-gop-to-1513791286-htmlstory.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref> Issa expressed concern that "many" of his constituents would face increased taxes under the proposal and that "Californians have entrusted me to fight for them. I will not make the incredible tax burden they already endure even worse."<ref name="Bhattarai122017">{{cite web|last1=Bhattarai|first1=Abha|title=FedEx says new tax cuts could boost annual profits by $1.3 billion|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/20/business/fedex-says-new-tax-cuts-could-boost-annual-profits-by-1-3-billion/|website=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref>

=== Vaccine controversy ===
Issa has chaired House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearings on vaccines and their unsubstantiated relationship with autism.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaccine-use-the-law-when-science-fails-you/|title=A favorite tactic of the antivaccine movement: When science doesn't support you, use the law|date=August 5, 2013|work=Science-Based Medicine|access-date=March 1, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2012/11/21/will-science-be-in-attendance-at-latest-congressional-autism-hearing/#2708ff076305|title=Will Science Be In Attendance At Latest Congressional Autism Hearing?|last=Willingham|first=Emily|work=Forbes|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

=== Whistleblowers ===
Issa supported the All Circuit Review Extension Act (H.R. 4197; 113th Congress), a bill that would extend for three years the authority for federal employees who appeal a judgment of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to file their appeal at any federal court, instead of only the U.S. Court of Appeals.<ref name="cbo4197">{{cite web|title=CBO – H.R. 4197|url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45233|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CommitPR1">{{cite web|title=Oversight Committee Passes Bipartisan Bills to Improve Federal Worker Savings, Whistleblower Protections|url=http://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-passes-bipartisan-bills-improve-federal-worker-savings-whistleblower-protections/|publisher=House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform|accessdate=July 15, 2014|date=March 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715012022/http://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-passes-bipartisan-bills-improve-federal-worker-savings-whistleblower-protections/|archive-date=July 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Issa argued that "whistleblowers are a critical asset for congressional oversight" and that extending the pilot program would give Congress "more time to gauge the impact of an 'all circuit' review."<ref name="CommitPR1" />

==See also==
* List of richest American politicians
* List of Arab and Middle Eastern Americans in the United States Congress

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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