Darrell Issa

Darrell E. Issa ( born November 1, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio ) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives of the United States since 2001. He represents the 49th electoral district of California.

Issa was the second of six children. His mother was a Mormon and his father an Orthodox Christian. Whose parents came from Lebanon. He grew up in Cleveland Heights neighborhood, on.

With $ 464 million personal fortune Issa 2014 the richest MPs in the United States. Prior to his political career, he was the owner of a manufacturer of car alarms; the company he had taken over and sold.

2001, a bomb attack by the leader of the Jewish Defense League Irving Rubin was planned. Rubin was convicted together with his follower Earl Krugel for attempted murder. Motive had been according to court hatred of Issa Arabic -Russians. Issa commented to the effect that the political commentator Debbie Schlussel have contributed to the climate of hatred against him, as they had under his sympathy with Hezbollah.

The collection of signatures for the petition for a successful 2003 on the dismissal of the then governor of the State of California Gray Davis had Issa supported with donations in the millions.

After the attack by Islamists on Americans in Benghazi accusing Issa Barack Obama to have downplayed the danger.