Top Republican Lawmaker Rep. Darrell Issa to Retire in 2018

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) announced on Wednesday he is retiring from Congress this year.

Issa has been serving in Congress since 2001.

Issa, a successful businessman, has been named the wealthiest lawmaker in Congress.

Democrats tampered with his district over the past several years.

Issa won his first election in 2000 by 61% to 28%.

In 2016 Issa barely won his district by half a percentage point.

The Hill reported:

Issa barely won reelection in 2016 by just over half a percentage point in a San Diego-area district that went for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by about 7 points.

The former House Oversight Committee chairman would have faced a tough path to reelection in an increasingly Democratic district. The lack of a 17-year incumbent will make it easier for Democrats to win the district as they seek to win back the House this year.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.), who also represents a district won by Clinton, announced on Monday that he won’t seek reelection this year, either.

Photo of author
Jim Hoft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016. In 2023, The Gateway Pundit received the Most Trusted Print Media Award at the American Liberty Awards.

You can email Jim Hoft here, and read more of Jim Hoft's articles here.

 

Thanks for sharing!