Daniel Issa

{{Short description|American politician}}

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Daniel J. Issa (born 1952) is an American politician who served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1987 to 2009. Issa was the first Arab American{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Chris|url=http://www.aaiusa.org/w040494|website=Arab American Institute|title=Archived copy|access-date=2017-04-05|archive-date=2019-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045834/http://www.aaiusa.org/w040494|url-status=dead}} state senator in Rhode Island's history.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

Issa is a lifetime resident of Rhode Island. He was born in Central Falls and is a 1970 graduate of Central Falls High School.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} In 1974, he earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Rhode Island College and attended Manhattan School of Management at Bryant College.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

Issa served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and was a member of the Senate Committee on Government Oversight.{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Chris|title=Issa says he'll work for jobs training |url=http://www.valleybreeze.com/2016-09-06/pawtucket/issa-says-he-ll-work-jobs-training#.WOUOxW_yvRY|website=Valley Breeze Newspaper|date=6 September 2016 }}{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} In addition, he serves as a member of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} He previously served as a member of the Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Commission, on the Board of Trustees for Channel 36, and as a Vice President of the Rhode Island State Lottery Commission.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

As a local elected official, Issa served as chairman of the Central Falls School Committee from 1974 to 1977.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} He also served as a member of the Central Falls City Council and the Knights of Columbus.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} He is currently a Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), and he is a member of the 16th Senatorial Democratic District Committee, the 5th Ward Democratic Committee, the St. Vincent DePaul of Damascus Society, the Central Falls Democratic City Committee, and Chairman of Dexter Credit Union Committee.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

Issa is Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations and resides in Central Falls.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

During his tenure, he has worked on issues including missing children, enterprise zones/job creation, consumer protection, and judicial selection reform.{{Cite web|url=http://pbn.com/stories/Bill-affords-added-protection-to-homes-amid-lawsuits,14444 |title=Bill affords added protection to homes amid lawsuits|work=Providence Business News|author=Ricketson, Laura|date=February 2, 2004|access-date=September 26, 2014}}{{Cite news|title=Has 'zero tolerance' in schools gone too far?|work=NBC News|agency=Associated Press|date=June 15, 2007|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19249868 |access-date=September 26, 2014}}