Doug LaMalfa

Douglas Lee LaMalfa (July 2, 1960 – January 6, 2026) was an American politician and businessman who was the U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district from 2013 until his death in 2026. He was a member of the Republican Party. 

LaMalfa used to be an assemblyman in the California State Assembly for California's 2nd State Assembly district from 2002 to 2008 and a state senator in the California State Senate for California's 4th State Senate district from 2010 to 2012. 

Political views
When he was a state senator, LaMalfa went against a bill that would get rid of the electoral  college. As a congressman LaMalfa did not think that climate change was a problem and was against illegal immigration. In December 2020, Doug LaMalfa joined 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who supported Texas v. Pennsylvania which was a lawsuit to get rid of the 2020 United States presidential election results in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.

Death
LaMalfa died on January 6, 2026 while having surgery for an aortic aneurysm in Chico, California at the age of 65. The cause of death was a heart attack caused by an aortic dissection and cardiomegaly.

Election history

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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican
| class="fn"    | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)
| style="text-align:right;" | 98,354
| style="text-align:right;" | 51.7
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | Audrey Denney
| style="text-align:right;" | 34,121
| style="text-align:right;" | 17.9
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | Jessica Holcombe
| style="text-align:right;" | 22,306
| style="text-align:right;" | 11.7
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | Marty Waters
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,032
| style="text-align:right;" | 8.4
|-
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican
| class="fn"    | Gregory Cheadle
| style="text-align:right;" | 11,660
| style="text-align:right;" | 6.1
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | David Peterson
| style="text-align:right;" | 5,707
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.0
|-
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| style="background-color: #17aa5c; width: 2px;" |
| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Green
| class="fn"    | Lewis Elbinger
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,191
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.2
|-

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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican 
| class="fn" | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 
| style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" |  
| style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 54.9 
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| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | Audrey Denney
| style="text-align:right;" | 131,548
| style="text-align:right;" | 45.1
|-

References

Other websites

 Congressman Doug LaMalfa official U.S. House website
 Doug LaMalfa for Congress

 Join California Doug La Malfa

Category:1960 births
Category:United States representatives from California
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:21st-century American politicians
Category:2026 deaths
Category:Members of the California Legislature
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:Deaths from surgical complications
Category:Deaths from aortic aneurysm
Category:Businesspeople from California
Category:Deaths from aortic dissection