Doug LaMalfa, GOP congressman from California, dies at 65
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.
The death of LaMalfa, a Trump ally, shaves the Republican majority in the US House of Representatives to just a few seats.
The death of the seven-term congressman, coupled with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vacating her seat Tuesday, means Republicans are likely to face trouble advancing partisan legislation.
Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. LaMalfa represented the Golden State’s 1st congressional district since 2013 and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus. His district was one of the sea...