Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa (born July 2, 1960) is a U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the California's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. LaMalfa used to be a 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.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Thompson |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office December 6, 2010 – August 31, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Aanestad |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nielsen |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 2nd district | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – December 1, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Dickerson |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nielsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Lee LaMalfa[1] July 2, 1960 Oroville, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jill LaMalfa |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Butte College California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS) |
| Website | House website |
When he was a state senator, Doug LaMalfa went against a bill that would get rid of the electoral college.[2] As a congressman LaMalfa did not think that climate change was a problem[3] and is against illegal immigration.[4] 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.[5]
Election history
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 66,527 | 37.9 | |
| Democrat | Jim Reed | 43,409 | 24.8 | |
| Republican | Sam Aanestad | 25,224 | 14.4 | |
| Republican | Michael Dacquisto | 10,530 | 6.0 | |
| Republican | Pete Stiglich | 10,258 | 5.8 | |
| Democrat | Nathan Arrowsmith | 8,598 | 4.9 | |
| style="background-color: Template:N/A/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[N/A|Template:N/A/meta/shortname]] | Gary Allen Oxley | 5,901 | 3.4 |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 4,939 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 175,386 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 168,827 | 57.4 | |
| Democrat | Jim Reed | 125,386 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 294,213 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 75,317 | 53.4 | |
| Democrat | Heidi Hall | 42,481 | 30.1 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 13,909 | 9.8 | |
| Democrat | Dan Levine | 9,213 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 140,920 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 132,052 | 61.0 | |
| Democrat | Heidi Hall | 84,320 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 216,372 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 86,136 | 40.8 | |
| Democrat | Jim Reed | 59,665 | 28.3 | |
| Republican | Joe Montes | 35,875 | 17.0 | |
| Democrat | David Peterson | 13,430 | 6.4 | |
| Republican | Gary Allen Oxley | 6,885 | 3.3 | |
| style="background-color: Template:N/A/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[N/A|Template:N/A/meta/shortname]] | Jeff Gerlach | 4,958 | 2.3 |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 4,217 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 211,166 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 185,448 | 59.1 | |
| Democrat | Jim Reed | 128,588 | 40.9 | |
| Total votes | 314,036 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 98,354 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | Audrey Denney | 34,121 | 17.9 | |
| Democratic | Jessica Holcombe | 22,306 | 11.7 | |
| Democratic | Marty Waters | 16,032 | 8.4 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 11,660 | 6.1 | |
| Democratic | David Peterson | 5,707 | 3.0 | |
| Green | Lewis Elbinger | 2,191 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 190,371 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 160,046 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Audrey Denney | 131,548 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 291,594 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Doug LaMalfa Media
LaMalfa being presented the True Blue award by FRC President Tony Perkins
LaMalfa with President Donald Trump in November 2018
LaMalfa with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (left), August 2018
LaMalfa with fellow Representatives Drew Ferguson (left) and Roger Marshall (right) in an agriculture meeting, December 2018
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References
- ↑ "Congressional Record, February 13, 2018" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ↑ Don Thompson (July 14, 2011). "Calif lawmakers approve change to electoral votes". UTSanDiego.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Sarah approaches LaMalfa on Sandy". YouTube. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "Representative Doug LaMalfa, Report Card | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration Levels". NumbersUSA.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ Ting, Eric (2020-12-10). "These 3 California Republicans in the House want to overturn the election". HoustonChronicle.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ "General Election - Statement of Vote, November 8, 2016". California Secretary of State. http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/2016-complete-sov.pdf. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.