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Darrell Issa Darrell Issa was born in Cleveland, Ohio 48 years ago. Issa is one of six Congressmen who are of Arab heritage. Darrell is the grandson of Lebanese immigrants, and whose father worked two jobs to keep food on Darrell and his five brothers and sisters dinner table. At the age of 17 Issa enlisted in the Army and rose to the ranks of becoming an officer, his expertise was in bomb disposal. 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 college admissions. In issa, darrell, committee, subcommittee, house, district, sits, issues, congressman, two, technology, security, san, policy, diego, yes, voted, subcommittees, social, since, reform, received, five, east, county, contributors, congress, business, 2000, year, within, telecommunications, taxes, tax, standards