US EditionA California Republican Faces Long Odds After Redistricting. Will He Seek a Safer Seat in Texas?
Issa considers running for a Dallas-area seat after redistricting aims to create more safely Republican districts, while California’s changes would make his current district more Democratic.
- On Monday, Raw Story first reported Rep. Darrell Issa is reportedly considering a run for Texas's 32nd District northeast of Dallas, though he has not publicly confirmed plans, a person familiar with Issa's thinking said.
- California's Proposition 50 last month redrew Issa's district to include Palm Springs, making it more Democratic, while the Texas Legislature approved five more safely Republican seats ahead of next year's midterm elections.
- Issa, 72, has a long local record: he served nine terms before retiring in 2018, returned in 2020 to the 48th District, and faces Democrats Ammar Campa-Najjar and Marni Von Wilpert.
- With the Texas filing deadline Monday, Rep. Richard Hudson, North Carolina, head of the House GOP campaign arm, urged Issa to run in his current district, while Issa's congressional office has not responded to requests for comment.
- Court challenges to redistricting plans leave 2026 elections uncertain, and if Issa moves, he would join former Californians who recently decamped for Texas, reflecting national patterns of lawmakers seeking new districts after redistricting.
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East Bay Times
The Mercury newsAfter Prop. 50, GOP Rep. Darrell Issa said he’s ‘not going anywhere.’ Now he says he might run for Congress in Texas.
After voters backed a redraw of California’s congressional maps, Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa faces what could be the most competitive race in his more than two decades in Congress — if he stays in San Diego County. With a real challenge from Democrats on his hands, Issa has considered leaving to run for a congressional seat in Texas, where Republican redistricting has created newly competitive seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. …
After Prop. 50, Rep. Darrell Issa said he’s ‘not going anywhere.’ Now he says he might run for Congress in Texas.
After voters backed a redraw of California congressional maps, Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa faces what could be the most competitive race in his more than two decades in Congress — if he stays in San Diego County. With a real challenge from Democrats on his hands, Issa is considering leaving to run for a congressional seat in Texas, where Republican redistricting has created newly competitive seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. “I…
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A California Republican faces long odds after redistricting. Will he seek a safer seat in Texas?
In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to Texas to run for Congress. Rep.
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