Trump Endorses California Re-Election Bid of Former CTA Chairman Issa

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a former CTA chairman active on tech policy who faces a tough re-election campaign. Issa, a Trump backer, “is a very good man,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. “Help him win his congressional seat in California.” RealClearPolitics judges the 49th District seat a tossup. Issa’s campaign website touts his tech interests and role in the Sharing Economy and IoT caucuses and the House encryption working group, where he and colleagues “are busy crafting policies to help U.S. companies so that can make secure technologies protect our privacy in a digital age,” Issa said. “Before coming to Capitol Hill, I was in the electronics industry and saw first-hand the importance of supporting America’s innovators. In Congress, I have fought hard for policies that encourage growth in the digital economy and strive to educate my colleagues on the importance of supporting our new economy.” Issa chairs the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet. His Democratic opponent is Doug Applegate.