US EditionRepublican Rep. Darrell Issa to stay in California after flirting with US House run in Texas
Rep. Darrell Issa will remain in his reshaped California district despite challenges from its new Democratic composition, reflecting GOP efforts to maintain House seats amid redistricting.
- On Thursday, Rep. Darrell Issa said he will remain in California and in Congress, affirming he will keep representing Californians and called California his home.
- Following the November approval, California's new U.S. House map prompted Rep. Darrell Issa to briefly consider leaving after his district was drastically reshaped, as the map spearheaded by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to tip five GOP seats to Democrats next year.
- Issa's district now includes Palm Springs, California, a Democratic stronghold that complicates reelection, but he trusts voters in San Diego County and Riverside County to consider his record.
- Much uncertainty remains as court battles play out across the country over the new districts; a court blocked Texas Republicans’ new districts, and the Supreme Court is deciding whether to intervene.
- Against a backdrop of national map battles, reactions within the GOP were mixed, with Rep. Richard Hudson encouraging Issa to run locally while others greeted a Texas move skeptically.
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Redistricting forced a California GOP congressman to weigh a Texas move. He tells AP why he’s not
California Rep. Darrell Issa says he was asked by Texas colleagues to consider moving to Dallas to run for Congress after lawmakers in both states created a midterm scramble by redrawing congressional districts. But in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Issa explained why he’s staying put — and urged fellow California Republicans facing tough new districts to do the same.“I’m not giving up on California, and hopefully …
Times of San Diego
Spectrum NewsRep. Darrell Issa to stay in California after flirting with House run in Texas
After flirting with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday he's staying put.
‘I can hold this seat’: After Trump meeting, Issa drops idea of Texas move, will seek re-election in San Diego County
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa is no longer considering leaving San Diego County to run for Congress in Texas, he said Thursday, capping days of speculation about the future of the longest-serving member of the county’s congressional delegation. The Republican said that he would run for re-election in California after all, following a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump. “I think I can hold this seat in spite of the governor’s gerrymandering, …
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Republican Rep. Darrell Issa to stay in California after flirting with US House run in Texas
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California. He'd been flirting with a move to Texas to run for Congress after a redrawn congressional map in California all but erased his district.
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