LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Kent State University at Stark - AA, general studies (1973-1976)

  Activities and notes: ROTC

• Siena Heights University - Attended (1972-1973)

• GED degree - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  50th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 53.95%

  Republican
  Ammar Campa-Najjar, 46.05%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 50.26%

  Republican
  Douglas Loren Applegate (Doug), 49.74%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 60.17%

  Republican
  Dave Peiser, 39.83%

  Democrat

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 58.16%

  Republican
  Jerry Tetalman, 41.84%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 62.78%

  Republican
  Howard Katz, 31.48%

  Democrat
  Dion Clark, 3.47%

  American Independent
  Mike Paster, 2.26%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 58.30%

  Republican
  Robert Hamilton, 37.45%

  Democrat
  Lars R Grossmith, 4.25%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 63.30%

  Republican
  Jeeni Criscenzo, 33.45%

  Democrat
  Lars R Grossmith, 3.17%

  Libertarian

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 62.55%

  Republican
  Mike Byron, 34.91%

  Democrat
  Lars R Grossmith, 2.54%

  Libertarian

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  49th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 77.22%

  Republican
  Karl W. Dietrich, 21.95%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  48th Congressional District of California
  Darrell Edward Issa, 61.43%

  Republican
  Peter Kouvelis, 28.33%

  Democrat
  Eddie Rose, 4.30%

  Reform Party
  Sharon K Miles, 3.16%

  Natural Law
  Joe Michael Cobb, 2.78%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Directed Electronics Inc. (1985-2000)

  CEO

• Steal Stopper (1982-1985)

  Owner

Associated Organizations

• Darrell Issa for Congress (California)

• Issa for U.S. Senate (California)

• Issa for Congress (California)

• Greater San Diego County (Calif.) Chamber of Commerce

  Director

• San Diego (Calif.) Regional Economic Development Corp.

  Director

• Electronics Industry Association

  Member, Board of Governors

• Consumer Technology Association

  Chair

• DEI Investments LLC

• Issa Family Foundation

  President

• Greene Insurance

  President

• Directed Electronics Inc.

• Greene Properties

• Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Honorary Co-Chair

• Invest in a Strong and Secure America

• Rescue California

Awards

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (April 2019)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (March 2018)

• James Madison Award (American Library Association) (March 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Good Government Award (Project on Government Oversight) (June 2010)

• Ellis Island Medal of Honor (Ellis Island Honors Society) (1998)

• San Diego (Calif.) Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young LLP) (1994)

Military History

• U.S. Army (1976-1980)

  Captain

• U.S. Army (1970-1972)

  Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, 145th Ordnance Detachment; granted hardship discharge

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2108 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0548
Phone:	202-225-5672

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Privately Financed Travel

37 trips taken between 2001 - 2021 costing $136,685

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee Europe Subcommittee
House Foreign Affairs Committee Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee
• House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, Chair
House Judiciary Committee Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee
• House Science, Space and Technology Committee
House Science, Space and Technology Committee Research and Technology Subcommittee
House Science, Space and Technology Committee Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee

Caucuses

• 5G Caucus
• ALS Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Bureau of Prisons Reform Caucus
• Campus Free Speech Caucus
• Cigar Caucus
• Congressional Abraham Accords Caucus
• Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus
• Congressional Border Security Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Education Innovation and Opportunity
• Congressional Caucus on Qatari - American Strategic Relationships, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Smart Cities, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technology, Co-Chair
• Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Cloud Computing Caucus
• Congressional Constitution Caucus
• Congressional Cut Flower Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Wales Caucus
• Congressional German-American Caucus
• Congressional Hazards Caucus
• Congressional High Tech Caucus
• Congressional Internet of Things Caucus
• Congressional IT Modernization Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Mongolia Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional Physical Activity Caucus
• Congressional Rodeo Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Second Amendment Caucus
• Congressional Songwriters' Caucus
• Congressional Special Operations Forces Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Transparency Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-Lebanon Friendship Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Creative Rights Caucus
• House 4-H Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

Caught Our Eye

• Led by GOP, House aides took home big bonuses last year

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 11, 2019
  House staffers ended last year with their biggest holiday bonuses since 2006, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• CrossFit lobbying against Big Soda's research influence

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 29, 2016
  CrossFit, a high-intensity gym chain with a cult following, is turning to the federal in its battle to keep Big Soda out of academic research. read more

• Pompeo takes fair and balanced approach to hiring

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Nov. 16, 2015
  Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) has welcomed a Fox News family member and former employee of the network onto his staff. read more

• Farenthold office gets another new communications director

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 22, 2014
  Rep. Blake Farenthold's (R-Texas) office has churned through another communications director, even as one who had the job earlier this year ignited a scandal for the lawmaker.  read more

• Rep. Kenny Marchant files whopping 1,749 page personal financial disclosure

  Posted by John Sugden on Aug. 20, 2014
  One of the wealthiest members of Congress has filed an encyclopedia-length annual personal financial disclosure of more than 1,700 pages--although it's short by his standards. read more

• Name-changing Goldman Sachs VP-turned-committee staffer starts his own firm

  Posted by John Sugden on June 2, 2014
  An embattled former committee staffer and financial industry veteran has left Capitol Hill in favor of his own Hill-focused firm.
  Peter Haller made headlines in 2011 when ThinkProgress revealed that he had previously worked for investment giant Goldman Sachs under the name Peter Simonyi, and had legally changed it before taking a job in Congress. The story raised conflict of interest concerns from consumer activists. read more

• Energy industry flack makes a return to the Hill

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 10, 2014
  A spokesman for a free-market energy think tank has come back to the Hill today to be Rep. Aaron Schock's (R-Ill.) new senior adviser for policy and communications. read more

• Posted by Steve Olson on March 12, 2013
  In his crusade to improve government transparency, a former counsel to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has registered as a first-time lobbyist on behalf of a group of technology companies and individuals invested in expanding Americans' access to government data. read more

• More member financial disclosures added

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 18, 2012
  LegiStorm today added the financial disclsoures of twelve more House of Representatives members who filed annual financial disclosures since the initial batch was released by the House last week. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Posted by Daimon Eklund on Jan. 5, 2012
  Jeff Solsby's new hire disclosure report after joining the House Oversight Committee last year had its own small oversight. read more

• Congress debating pay options

  Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 21, 2010
  According to a report in the The Hill, it appears to be all but certain that Congress will once again vote to forego its annual pay raise. However, there have been some competing proposals about what might happen after this year. read more

• Storm Tips: A sweetheart's gift leads to big questions about corporate-funded travel

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 2, 2009
  Sifting through personal financial disclosures of congressional staffers, we stumbled upon one disclosure of gifts from an aide's girlfriend. That romantic gesture led us down a path of inquiry that raises questions about whether the new travel rules are followed scrupulously or have major loopholes. read more