Editing Darrell Issa (section)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Darrell Issa
| image               = Darrell Issa 117th Congress.jpg
| state               = [[California]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2021
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Duncan D. Hunter]]
| successor           = 
| constituency        = {{ushr|CA|50|50th district}} (2021–2023)<br />{{ushr|CA|48|48th district}} (2023–present)
| term_start1         = January 3, 2001
| term_end1           = January 3, 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Ron Packard]]
| successor1          = [[Mike Levin]]
| constituency1       = {{ushr|CA|48|48th district}} (2001–2003)<br />{{ushr|CA|49|49th district}} (2003–2019)
| office2             = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform|House Oversight Committee]]
| term_start2         = January 3, 2011
| term_end2           = January 3, 2015
| predecessor2        = [[Edolphus Towns]]
| successor2          = [[Jason Chaffetz]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1953|11|1}}
| birth_place         = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{ubl |{{marriage|Marcia Enyart|end=div}} |{{marriage|Kathy Stanton|1980|2021|end=div}}}}
| children            = 1 son
| education           = [[Kent State University at Stark|Kent State University, Stark]]<br>[[Siena Heights University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| signature           = Darrell Edward Issa signature.svg
| signature_alt       = Darrell Issa
| website             = {{url|issa.house.gov|House website}}
| allegiance          = [[United States]]
| branch              = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears        = {{ubl|1970–1972 (active)|1976–1980 ([[United States Army Reserve|reserve]])}}
| rank                = [[Captain (United States)|Captain]]
|module      = {{Listen
|pos         = center
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|filename    = Rep. Darrell Issa Speaks in Support of H.R.2061, the DATA Act of 2013.ogg
|title       = Issa's voice
|type        = speech
|description = Issa speaks in support of the 2013 DATA Act<br/>Recorded November 18, 2013}}
}}
'''Darrell Edward Issa''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|s|ə}} {{Respell|EYESS|ə}}; born November 1, 1953)<ref>{{cite web |title=ISSA, Darrell 1953 – |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/I000056 |access-date=8 October 2024 |ref=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref> is an American businessman and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[California's 48th congressional district]]. He represented the [[California's 50th congressional district|50th congressional district]] from 2021 to 2023. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he previously served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 2001 to 2019, representing two districts primarily covering [[North County (San Diego area)|North County]] in the [[San Diego]] area, first the [[California's 49th congressional district|48th district]] for one term and then the [[California's 49th congressional district|49th district]] for eight terms. From January 2011 to January 2015, he chaired the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform|House Oversight and Government Reform Committee]].<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Darrell Issa |title=Federal Directory |location=[[Bethesda, MD]] |publisher=[[Carroll Publishing Company|Carroll Publishing]] |year=2011 |format=fee via [[Fairfax County Public Library]] |access-date=September 7, 2013 |url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2415002216&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=6094247081c650a22ee05db24cdcd7ec |id=Gale Document Number: GALE<nowiki> |</nowiki>K2415002216}} Biography In Context. {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=Barone2012>{{cite book |last=Barone |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Barone (pundit) |author2=Chuck McCutcheon |title=The Almanac of American Politics 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=[[National Journal Group]] |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |isbn=978-0-226-03807-0 |pages=267–69}}</ref>

Issa was [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Directed Electronics]], which he co-founded in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directed - Our History |url=https://www.directed.com/about/history |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.directed.com}}</ref> It is one of the largest makers of automobile aftermarket security and convenience products in the United States. With a net worth of approximately $460 million, Issa is the wealthiest serving member of Congress as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mitt Romney, Rick Scott and 3 More of the Richest Members of Congress |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/5-richest-members-congress-130042592.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=February 21, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

On January 10, 2018, Issa announced that he would not seek reelection to the House.<ref name="retirement">{{cite news |last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=Issa retiring from Congress |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/368287-issa-retiring-from-congress-report/|access-date=January 10, 2018|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> [[California Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Mike Levin]] was [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California|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 |access-date=June 25, 2018 |work=Ballotpedia}}</ref> On September 19, 2018, [[President of the United States|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]]|access-date=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 (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref>

On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for [[California's 50th congressional district]] in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California|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> He placed second in the March [[Nonpartisan blanket primary|top-two primary]], advancing to face Democrat [[Ammar Campa-Najjar]] in the November general election.<ref name=third>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/politics/elections/californias-50th-congressional-race/509-dc42fa34-af9a-4ca6-8197-555c7807e8ca|title=Super Tuesday in San Diego: Campa-Najjar and Issa will face off for California's 50th Congressional race in November|date=March 4, 2020|work=CBS News 8|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref> Issa defeated Campa-Najjar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/522998-issa-defeats-campa-najjar-in-california-house-race/|title=Issa defeats Campa-Najjar in California House race|first=Brandon|last=Conradis|date=November 7, 2020|website=TheHill}}</ref>