Darrell Issa

Before moving in to politics Issa was a successful entrepreneur who founded Directed Electronics and built the company into the industry-leader in automobile convenience, audio and security products. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Consumer Electronics Association and a former Governor of the Electronic Industries Alliance. He has also served as a Director of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee, the San Diego Economic Development Association and the Greater San Diego County Chamber of Commerce. In 1994, Issa received Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Congressman Issa’s political career started in 1996 when he co-chaired the campaign to pass the California Civil Rights Initiative, the history-making measure that ended the granting of racial and gender preferences and quotas in state contracting and colleg

For the most part the Congressman has five basic principles with which he represents the district: 1) the Federal government is too big, 2) taxes are too high, 3) violent criminals need to be punished accordingly, 4) America must remain the preeminent power on Earth, and 5) trust the individual to do the right thing. With these five principles it seems like Darrell Issa will stay in Congress for another term because of the incumbent advantage that he gained with his 62% victory in 2000 (open seats).

The 49th district of California for which Darrell Issa represents encompasses Camp Pendleton and Oceanside, stretches across North San Diego County and reaches further into Southwest Riverside County and now includes Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Sun City and Perris. The district includes the two counties of Riverside and San Diego having a population of 639,087 persons and of which 43.4% are registered voters. The majority of his registered voting constituents are white and Republican.

In the House Judiciary Committee he sits on the following subcommittees; the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, and the subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. In the House Committee on Small Business he sits on the subcomm

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