Rep. Darrell Issa, San Diego area’s longest-serving member of Congress, will not run for re-election, he said late Friday, months after redistricting made his seat newly competitive for Democrats. The announcement by the longtime Republican congressman came just after San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond,

Rep. Darrell Issa's abrupt reversal injects more uncertainty in the race for the newly redrawn Southern California congressional district.

California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is retiring, just three months after declaring, “I can hold this seat LOS ANGELES — Just three months after declaring “I’m not quitting,” California Republican Rep.

The California Republican says he will not seek reelection and is backing San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond to succeed him.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced he was ending his planned re-election bid in a Friday night post on X. Issa

Congressman Darrell Issa, who reprepresent's California's 48th Congressional District, has announced that he is retiring.

The 12-term San Diego area congressman will retire rather than run in a district that was redrawn after Prop. 50 to favor Democrats.

Issa made the announcement Friday, soon after the deadline passed to register as a candidate in a district that was redrawn last year and transformed from one that heavily favored Republicans to one that now gives Democrats the edge.