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U.S. Rep Doug LaMalfa dies, further narrowing Republican majority
House Democrats acknowledged LaMalfa's passing and held a moment of silence at an unofficial hearing on the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, riot on Tuesday morning inside the Capitol.
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Reuters - Tue, 06, Jan 2026
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FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California, running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, appears in an undated handout photo provided August 15, 2022. / Government Printing Office/Handout via REUTERS
Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa of California has died, a fellow lawmaker said on Jan. 6, further shrinking Republicans' narrow majority in the House of Representatives ahead of November elections that will determine control of Congress.
"Doug was a principled conservative and a tireless advocate for the people of Northern California," said Representative Richard Hudson of North Carolina, who chairs House Republicans' campaign arm.
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LaMalfa's sudden death at age 65 shrinks House Republicans' majority to 218-213, following the resignation of Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Jan. 5. Democrats will gain another member after a Jan. 31 runoff to replace the late Representative Sylvester Turner of Texas.
LaMalfa was first elected to his rural Northern California seat in 2012 and easily won re-election after that. But California Democrats redrew his district last year into territory that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris would have won by 10 points in 2024, a response to Republican redistricting efforts in other states. President Donald Trump won LaMalfa's original district by 25 points in 2024.
House Democrats acknowledged LaMalfa's passing and held a moment of silence at an unofficial hearing on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Tuesday morning inside the Capitol.
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