House IP Subcommittee Chairman Issa Not Seeking Re-Election

January 11, 2018 |Capitol Hill

House IP Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Wednesday he won't seek re-election this year. Issa, a former CTA chairman, is a lead sponsor of the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service and Important Contributions to Society (Classics) Act (HR-3301) and has been active on other copyright, patent and privacy issues during this Congress (see 1706120059, 1707200012 and 1709140068). He barely won-re-election in 2016 against Democratic political newcomer Doug Applegate (see 1611070058 and 1611290002). Issa cited his work for “better intellectual property protections to stop the piracy of American ingenuity,” protecting “the Internet from harmful regulation, and enacting the nation's first open data standards” among his top achievements since he joined Congress in 2001.