2026年3月7日 / 美国东部时间上午12:23 / CBS/美联社
就在三个月前宣称”我不会辞职”之后，加利福尼亚州共和党众议员达雷尔·伊萨周五宣布，他将退休，而不是在重划选区后面对艰难的连任竞选。
“现在是开启新篇章、迎接新挑战的适当时机，”伊萨在声明中表示，”……在国会任职是我一生的荣幸。”
伊萨是一位汽车防盗警报器大亨，被认为是国会中最富有的议员之一。2011年至2015年初，他担任众议院监督与政府改革委员会主席期间，曾是时任总统巴拉克·奥巴马和时任国务卿希拉里·克林顿的主要反对者。
(图片说明) 2026年1月22日，美国华盛顿特区国会山，众议院司法委员会听证会上，加州共和党众议员达雷尔·伊萨质询前特别顾问杰克·史密斯。[阿尔·德拉戈/盖蒂图片社]
伊萨的突然转变为南加州第48选区的竞选注入了更多不确定性。该选区在11月选民批准加州新的美国众议院席位分配图以有利于民主党后被大幅重塑。
随着现任议员退出竞选，共和党人要保住这一席位可能更加困难，进而影响共和党在众议院本就脆弱的多数优势。
重划选区后，伊萨曾考虑离开加州前往德克萨斯州竞选国会席位，但当时他决定留在家乡州。
“我能保住这个席位。我不会放弃加州，其他人也不应该放弃，”代表圣地亚哥县的伊萨当时在声明中表示。
由民主党州长加文·纽森牵头制定的加州新国会席位分配图，计划在今年将多达五个共和党控制的席位转为民主党优势，以抵消特朗普总统在得克萨斯州推动其政党增加五个席位的努力。
距离11月中期选举仅剩几个月，部分州仍在就为党派利益重划美国众议院选区展开全国性激烈争夺。
在特朗普的敦促下，得克萨斯州和北卡罗来纳州的选民已就重新划定的众议院选区进行了初选投票。但密苏里州的最终投票区边界仍不确定，尽管候选人已开始报名参选。弗吉尼亚州的情况也不明朗，新的国会选区可能取决于选民公投和法院裁决。
周四，奥巴马在社交媒体发布的视频中呼吁弗吉尼亚州选民支持重划选区的努力。弗吉尼亚州目前众议院中有六名民主党人和五名共和党人。民主党领导人今年提出的计划将试图改变选区界限，可能导致10名民主党人重返众议院，仅1名共和党人。
在声明中，伊萨表示将支持圣地亚哥县监事詹姆斯·德斯蒙德接替自己。
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California says he will retire, months after declaring he’s “not quitting” amid redistricting
March 7, 2026 / 12:23 AM EST / CBS/AP
Just three months after declaring “I’m not quitting,” Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California announced Friday he is retiring instead of facing a difficult reelection campaign in a redrawn district.
“It’s the right time for a new chapter and new challenges,” Issa said in a statement. “…Serving in Congress has been the honor of my life.”
Issa, a car alarm magnate considered one of the wealthiest members of Congress, had been a chief antagonist for then-President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while he served as chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, from 2011 to early 2015.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Al Drago / Getty Images
Issa’s abrupt reversal injects more uncertainty in the race for Southern California’s 48th District, which was drastically reshaped in November after voters approved a new U.S. House map for California to favor Democrats.
With an incumbent out of the running, it may be harder for Republicans to hold the seat and, by extension, the party’s fragile majority in the House.
After redistricting, Issa flirted with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas. But at the time he decided to stay put in his home state.
“I can hold this seat. I’m not quitting on California and neither should anyone else,” Issa, who represents a district anchored in San Diego County, said in a statement at the time.
California’s new congressional map, which was spearheaded by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is intended to tip as many as five Republican-held seats to Democrats this year to offset President Trump’s push in Texas to gain five seats for his party there.
A national battle to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage is still raging in some states ahead of the November midterm elections.
Voters in Texas and North Carolina already have cast ballots in primary elections for U.S. House districts redrawn at Trump’s urging. But the final boundaries for voting districts remain uncertain in Missouri, even though candidates already are filing for office. They also are unclear in Virginia, where new congressional districts could hinge both on a voter referendum and court rulings.
In a video posted to social media Thursday, Obama called on Virginia voters to support the redistricting effort. Virginia currently has six Democrats and five Republicans in the House. Plans offered by elected Democratic leaders this year would try and shift those lines in a way that could result in sending 10 Democrats back to the House and just one Republican.
In his statement, Issa said he was endorsing San Diego County Supervisor James Desmond to succeed him.
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