Doug LaMalfaDoug LaMalfa CA-01

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 1 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2010 – 2012; State Delegate from 2002 – 2008
Other positions: Ranking Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments and Natural Resources and Water subcommittees
District:   counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
“I went to see firsthand the massive amount of organized crime and illegal cartel grow operations overwhelming Siskiyou County. The rapid growth of this criminal enterprise was staggering,” LaMalfa said in a statement. “Just a few years ago the area was sparsely populated with juniper and scrub brush dotting the rocky hillsides at the base of Mt. Shasta. Now, thousands of illegal grows have filled the landscape with large greenhouses.

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Summary

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 1 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2010 – 2012; State Delegate from 2002 – 2008
Other positions: Ranking Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments and Natural Resources and Water subcommittees
District:   counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
“I went to see firsthand the massive amount of organized crime and illegal cartel grow operations overwhelming Siskiyou County. The rapid growth of this criminal enterprise was staggering,” LaMalfa said in a statement. “Just a few years ago the area was sparsely populated with juniper and scrub brush dotting the rocky hillsides at the base of Mt. Shasta. Now, thousands of illegal grows have filled the landscape with large greenhouses.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s Chico Airport funding announcement

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News

About

Source: Government page

Doug LaMalfa 1Doug LaMalfa is a fourth generation rice farmer and business owner who has lived in Northern California all his life. Doug attended local schools and grew up learning the value of hard work and community service. Doug earned his degree in Ag/Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He now manages the family farming business originally founded by his great-grandfather in 1931.

Water is the North State’s most precious natural resource and Doug LaMalfa believes in protecting our water rights and developing more water storage. He has continually advocated for increasing California’s water supply, supporting planned projects such as Sites Reservoir and the Auburn Dam. Doug has been a leader in opposing burdensome environmental regulations that place fairy shrimp and fish ahead of human needs.

Agriculture and Forestry have been the backbone of northern California’s economy for generations and Doug LaMalfa has made it a priority to educate his fellow Representatives on the importance of resource industries and the beneficial stewardship they provide. Doug successfully authored and passed California’s Forest Fire Protection Act of 2004 to allow landowners to make their rural lands fire-safe.

Doug LaMalfa’s firm beliefs are that government should do no harm and that limited government means government should do only what people cannot do for themselves, in the most efficient manner possible.

Personal

Full Name:  Doug LaMalfa

Gender:  Male

Family:  Wife: Jill; 4 Children: Kyle, Allison, Sophia, Natalie

Birth Date:  07/02/1960

Birth Place: Oroville, CA

Home City: Richvale, CA

Religion:  Christian

Source:

Education

BS, Business/Agriculture, California Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo, 1982

AA, Butte College, 1980

Political Experience

Member, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 1, 2013-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 1, 2022

Senator, California State Senate, District 4, 2010-2012

Candidate, California State Senate, District 4, 2010

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 2, 2002-2008

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 2, 2002, 2004, 2006

Professional Experience

Owner/Partner, DSL Farms, 1990-present

Owner/Partner, LaMalfa Farms Rice

Offices

Washington, DC Office
408 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Telephone: (202) 225-3076

Auburn District Office
2399 Rickenbacker Way
Auburn, CA 95602
Phone: (530) 878-5035

Chico District Office
120 Independence Circle
Suite B
Chico, CA 95973
Telephone: (530) 343-1000

Redding District Office
2885 Churn Creek Road
Suite C
Redding, CA 96002

Contact

Email: Government

Web Links

Politics

Source: none

Election Results

To learn more, go to the wikipedia section in this post.

Finances

Source: Open Secrets

Committees

Congressman LaMalfa is a member of the following committees and subcommittees:

  • Chairman of Forestry Subcommittee
  • General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
  • Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
  • Railroads, Pipeline, and Hazardous Material Subcommittee
  • Highway and Transit Subcommittee
  • Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  • Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries

New Legislation

Issues

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Agriculture
I’m proud to represent one of the most diverse and productive agricultural areas in the world. Northern California is the second largest rice growing region in the nation, we produce over 90% of America’s domestic olives, and we grow over half of all the dried plum produced in the world…

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U.S. Capitol
Information and content related to Congress and the operations of the House of Representatives.

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helicopter and armed guards
Defense and National Security are important to our district and to my work in Congress. Ensuring the strength and readiness of the United States Armed Forces is one of the primary responsibilities of Congress…

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A strong economy and good jobs are very important to our district and to my work in Congress. Learn more about my views on this issue.

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Books
I strongly believe that every child should have access to a quality education. Providing a first-rate education for America’s youth is one of the most important responsibilities of parents, local school boards, states, and, to a degree, the federal government…

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oil rig and sunset
Our nation needs a coherent policy that promotes domestic production of energy, which will grow our economy and decrease our reliance on foreign oil…

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US Coins
Learn my views on Spending Cuts and Debt.

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Financial Services
Financial Services are critical to the vitality of our economy. Our businesses and entrepreneurs require access to capital, stable financial markets, and regulatory clarity in order to grow and create jobs…

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United Nations flags
American foreign policy must focus on promoting freedom throughout the world, and building dependable alliances around the world. While foreign aid is a strong tool to incentivize adherence to these values, our nation should never fund countries or organizations that act against our interests…

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Yosimite National Park
The health and productivity of national forests have never been at a more critical juncture – 129 million dead and dying trees statewide from drought and insect and disease epidemics. As a result of decades of aggressive fire suppression and hands-off management practices, our forests have become overgrown and mismanaged to the point of becoming virtual tinderboxes…

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Blood Pressure Monitor
When it comes to health care, I believe Americans deserve access to quality, affordable health care options that can be tailored to fit their needs. Throughout Northern California, I hear from many residents struggling under Obamacare…

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Infrastructure

Learn about my work in Congress on infrastructure.


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Social Security and Medicare
Social Security and Medicare represent a promise that the federal government has made to its workers and elderly population since 1935 and 1965. It is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that the trust funds underpinning those systems remain stable and healthy in the long-term…

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tax form and coins
I have always opposed tax increases. It is my continued belief that government spending is inherently less efficient than private spending…

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Train
Our nation’s transportation network underpins almost every economic interaction in the United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway System was visionary when it was built, but Congress has allowed it to dim in recent years…

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As important as it is to ensure that America is secure and prosperous, it is just as important to ensure we take care of those who were willing to put their lives on the line to guarantee our freedoms…

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Water
Approximately two-thirds of California’s water supply originates north of the Delta, a great portion of which is within the counties I represent. Northern California water users hold longstanding superior water rights, many of which predate the construction of either the Central Valley Project or State Water Project…

More Information

Services

Source: Government page

District:

Source: Wikipedia

California’s 1st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican, has represented the district since January 2013. Currently, it encompasses the northeastern part of the state. Since the 2022 election, it includes the counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City.

Prior to redistricting in 2021, it included Butte County, Lassen County, Modoc County, Plumas County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Tehama County, most of Nevada County, part of Glenn County and part of Placer County. In the 2021 redistricting, it added the Yuba-Sutter area and removed most of its share of the Sierra Nevada.

Wikipedia

Douglas Lee LaMalfa (/ləˈmælfə/ lə-MAL-fə; born July 2, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 1st congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, his district, formerly the second-largest in the state after the 8th (now largely the 23rd), covers nearly all of interior Northern California, including Chico, Redding, and Susanville.

A native of Oroville, LaMalfa was the California State Assemblyman for the 2nd district from 2002 to 2008 and California State Senator from the 4th district from 2010 to 2012.

Early life, education, and career

LaMalfa is a fourth-generation rice farmer and lifelong Northern California resident.[2] He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s degree in agricultural business.[3]

California Assembly

Elections

In 2002, LaMalfa ran for the California Assembly in the 2nd District. He won the Republican primary with 59% of the vote,[4] and the general election with 67%.[5] He was reelected in 2004 (68%)[6] and 2006 (68%).[7]

Tenure

LaMalfa being presented the True Blue award by FRC President Tony Perkins

LaMalfa worked with Bernie Richter as an early supporter of Proposition 209, which ended affirmative action in California. He worked for passage of the Protection of Marriage Act, Proposition 22, which banned same-sex marriage in California, and after the California Supreme Court overturned that initiative in In re Marriage Cases, he was an early supporter of and active in the Proposition 8 campaign, an initiative that would overturn the court ruling and again ban same-sex marriage.[8][9] In June 2008, he urged voters to approve Proposition 8, saying “This is an opportunity to take back a little bit of dignity … for kids, for all of us in California. It really disturbs me that the will of the people was overridden by four members of the Supreme Court.”[10]

LaMalfa opposed Mike Feuer‘s microstamping bill, AB 1471, which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law on October 13, 2007.[11]

LaMalfa was a co-author of ACA 20, which would empower law enforcement to act as Immigration, Customs Enforcement Agents and would have cracked down on illegal immigration.[12]

In 2007, LaMalfa successfully passed AB 1645, a law that would prevent seizures of firearms in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. This was the first pro-gun legislation passed and signed into law in a decade. When he was named the California Rifle and Pistol Association’s “Legislator of the Year” for 2007, LaMalfa said, “Receiving this award today from the California Rifle and Pistol Association is a truly humbling honor.”[13]

Committee assignments

  • Joint Committee on Legislative Audit[14]
  • Public Safety[15]
  • West Nile virus[16]

California Senate

2010 election

In 2010, LaMalfa ran for the California State Senate in the 4th District. In the Republican primary, he defeated State Assemblyman Rick Keene 58%–42%.[17] In the general election, he defeated Lathe Gill 68%–32%.[18]

Tenure

In November 2011, LaMalfa opposed a proposed bullet train, saying, “In light of the High Speed Rail plan that was submitted and that the numbers still do not work, California in this dire fiscal crisis that we’re in, we’re going to introduce legislation to repeal the HSR Authority and the funding for that the state was going to put forward”.[19]

LaMalfa opposed a bill that would require history teachers in all California public schools to teach history of homosexuality and gay civil rights. He said that Governor Jerry Brown was “out of touch with what I think are still mainstream American values. That’s not the kind of stuff I want my kids learning about in public school. They’ve really crossed a line into a new frontier.”[20]

LaMalfa strongly opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would bypass the Electoral College, saying, “I think this is dangerous. It flies in the face of 220 years of election law. We have an electoral college; it was put there for a reason.”[21]

Committee assignments

  • Agriculture
  • Budget and Fiscal Review
  • Elections and Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)
  • Governance and Finance
  • Natural Resources and Water (Vice Chair)
  • Veterans Affairs
  • Joint Committee on Legislative Audit
  • Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocation, and Classification (Chair)
  • Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture[22]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2012

In January 2012, 2nd district Congressman Wally Herger announced that he was retiring after 13 terms. Hours after his announcement, Republican consultant Dave Gilliard told Flash Report that Herger had endorsed LaMalfa as his successor. Herger’s district was renumbered the 1st in the 2010 round of redistricting.[23] LaMalfa’s state senate district was largely coextensive with the western portion of the congressional district.

LaMalfa finished first in the June 2012 Republican primary election with 38% of the vote in an eight-person race, winning 10 of the district’s 11 counties.[24]

On November 6, 2012, LaMalfa defeated Democratic Party nominee Jim Reed 57%–43%.[25]

2014

LaMalfa defeated Democratic nominee Heidi Hall in the general election with 61% of the vote.[26]

2016

In the 2016 general election, LaMalfa defeated Democratic nominee Jim Reed with 59.1% of the vote.[27]

2018

There were many candidates in the primary contest, including four candidates expressing preference for the Democratic party, two candidates expressing preference for the Republican party (including LaMalfa), and one candidate expressing preference for the Green Party of the United States. LaMalfa and Audrey Denney (who preferred the Democratic party) were the top two candidates in the primary, earning 51.7% and 17.9% of the vote respectively.[28]

During the general election, LaMalfa’s campaign sent out an attack mailer showing a falsified picture of Denney signing a document endorsing Nancy Pelosi and liberal Democrats. In February 2018, Denney uploaded the original photograph to her campaign website; it showed her signing a promise to oppose campaign contributions from the petroleum industry. LaMalfa’s campaign altered the wording on the document in its mailer.[29]

LaMalfa defeated Denney in the November 6 general election, with 54.9% of the 291,594 votes cast to Denney’s 45.1%.

2020

LaMalfa defeated Denney in a general-election rematch with 57.0% of the vote to her 43.0%.

2022

LaMalfa defeated Max Steiner, who described himself as a “moderate Democrat”, with 62.1% of the 246,225 votes cast to Steiner’s 37.9%.[30][31] During the campaign, Steiner attacked LaMalfa’s support for election fraud claims and his vote against certifying President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.[32]

In the 2022 race, 63% of LaMalfa’s campaign contributions came from inside his state, with 25% coming from inside his district.[33]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[34]

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Abortion

LaMalfa supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade. He called Roe v. Wade “partisan” and said it “does not represent the values of our country.”[39]

Climate change

Public statements made by LaMalfa have demonstrated a misinterpretation or misunderstanding of climate change. In a back and forth with Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, LaMalfa conflated the climate with the seasons. “This one called is autumn, sir”, he said in response to Buttigieg saying that we are already experiencing the effects of the climate changing.[40]

LaMalfa has said, “The climate of the globe has been fluctuating since God created it”, and that the Book of Genesis disproves the scientific consensus on climate change, which he has called “bad science”.[41][42] In 2017, he said, “I don’t buy the idea that man-made activity is responsible.” In 2018, amid wildfires, LaMalfa said, “I’m not going to quibble here today about whether it’s man, or sunspot activity, or magma causing ice shelves to melt.” He suggested the wildfires were due to poor land management by state and federal agencies.[43]

LaMalfa’s February 2024 claim that CO2 cannot cause climate change—because it is only 0.04% of the atmosphere—was soon fact-checked as false and misleading, given the scientifically known strong effect of even small concentrations of that greenhouse gas on climate.[44][45]

Donald Trump

LaMalfa with President Donald Trump in November 2018

During President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, LaMalfa voted against impeachment, believing that Trump did not do anything that warranted impeachment, including during his phone call with the President of Ukraine.[46]

After Trump lost the 2020 election and refused to concede, LaMalfa claimed that “the circumstances surrounding this presidential election point to a fraudulent outcome.”[47] In December 2020, LaMalfa was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[48] Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[49][50][51]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of “election subversion.”[52][53]

On January 7, 2021, following the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by Trump supporters, LaMalfa and six other California representatives voted to reject the certification of Arizona’s and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.[54]

Race

After the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, LaMalfa stayed silent on the matter for five days until finally expressing disappointment upon being questioned on the incident.[55]

After the passing of a defense spending bill with a provision aiming to weed out white supremacy from military and federal law enforcement, LaMalfa expressed concerns it would turn into a witch hunt and that racism will always exist.[56] He also claimed it is not Congress’s job to deal with racism in the government.[56]

In June 2021, LaMalfa was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against legislation to establish Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery, as a federal holiday. The House passed the resolution with a vote of 415-14, while it passed in the Senate 100-0.[57]

Joe Biden

As of October 2021, LaMalfa had voted in line with Joe Biden‘s stated position 9.3% of the time.[58]

Farming

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

From 1995 to 2016, LaMalfa’s own farm received the largest amount of public assistance money from agricultural subsidies (over $1.7 million) in the history of Congress. As a member of the House Agricultural Committee, LaMalfa oversees farm subsidies, presenting a conflict of interest. In 2017, his spokesman, Parker Williams, said that LaMalfa “voted to end direct farm subsidy payments in the very first farm bill he worked on” and that a new farm bill proposed does not provide subsidies for rice grown in California, a crop that LaMalfa farms.[59][failed verification] He supported the 2020–2021 Indian farmers’ protest.[60]

LGBT rights

LaMalfa opposes same-sex marriage and has said that legalizing it would “open the floodgates” for polygamy to be legalized. He has said that marriage is “an institution created by God and supposed to be held up and respected by men and women.”[61] He endorsed the First Amendment Defense Act, which, among other things, sought to criminalize same-sex intercourse.[62] In 2015, LaMalfa co-sponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.[63] On July 19, 2022, he voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the right to same-sex marriage at a federal level.[64][65]

Voter fraud

LaMalfa has said, “California is just a sieve on its voter security.” Speaking about his own district, he said, “There’s a percentage of illegal votes, probably in every district. Is it high here? Probably not. We don’t really have the demographics that would be a really big push of that.”[66]

Taxes

LaMalfa voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[67] According to him, the bill will enable his constituents to save more money and give them tax relief. He said that the bill will give a “booster shot to the U.S. economy”, enable businesses to hire more workers, and cause more products to be made in the USA, especially in Redding.[68]

Colleagues

In November 2021, after Representative Paul Gosar shared an animated video of himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden, LaMalfa voted against Gosar’s censure.[69]

Defense

In September 2021, LaMalfa was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted.[70][71]

Crime

LaMalfa has expressed support for prosecuting minors charged with felonies as adults and has supported the construction of additional juvenile detention centers.[72]

Education

LaMalfa supports posting the Ten Commandments in public schools.[73] In 2013, he co-sponsored the Abstinence Education Reallocation Act, which sought to teach abstinence in public schools.[74]

Immigration

LaMalfa sponsored H.R. 6202, the American Tech Workforce Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Jim Banks. The legislation would establish a wage floor for the high-skill H-1B visa program, thereby significantly reducing employer dependence on the program. The bill would also eliminate the Optional Practical Training program that allows foreign graduates to stay and work in the United States.[75]

Ukraine

In August 2023 Doug LaMalfa was the sole California Republican to vote in favor of Amendment 22 of H.R. 2670 to prohibit all security assistance to Ukraine.[76] Additionally LaMalfa was the only California Republican to vote for Amendment 21 to cancel $300 million of assistance for Ukraine.[77]

Electoral history

California Assembly 2nd District Republican Primary Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa32,00458.80
RepublicanPat Kight12,46722.90
RepublicanJohn Byrne8,13114.90
RepublicanDan Ryhal1,8633.40
California Assembly 2nd District Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa79,36167.40
DemocraticDoug Kinyon34,52429.30
LibertarianPete Bret3,9963.30
California Assembly 2nd District Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)115,65164.90
DemocraticBarbara McIver62,64335.10
California Assembly 2nd District Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)95,72368.10
DemocraticMel Smith41,42529.50
Peace and FreedomPhil Dynan3,4742.40
California Senate 4th District Republican Primary Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa72,74257.80
RepublicanRick Keene53,12942.20
California Senate 4th District Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa226,23968.30
DemocraticLathe Gill105,46031.70
California 1st Congressional District Primary Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa66,52737.90
DemocraticJim Reed43,40924.80
RepublicanSam Aanestad25,22414.40
RepublicanMichael Dacquisto10,5306.00
RepublicanPete Stiglich10,2585.80
DemocraticNathan Arrowsmith8,5984.90
IndependentGary Allen Oxley5,9013.40
RepublicanGregory Cheadle4,9392.80
California 1st Congressional District Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa168,82757.40
DemocraticJim Reed125,38642.60
California 1st Congressional District Primary Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)75,31753.40
DemocraticHeidi Hall42,48130.10
RepublicanGregory Cheadle13,9099.90
DemocraticDan Levine9,2136.50
California 1st Congressional District Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)132,05261.00
DemocraticHeidi Hall84,32039.00
California 1st Congressional District Primary Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)86,13640.80
DemocraticJim Reed59,66528.30
RepublicanJoe Montes35,87517.00
DemocraticDavid Peterson13,4306.40
RepublicanGary Allen Oxley6,8853.30
IndependentJeff Gerlach4,9582.30
RepublicanGregory Cheadle4,2172.00
California 1st Congressional District Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)185,44859.05
DemocraticJim Reed128,58840.95
California 1st Congressional District Primary Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)98,35451.7
DemocraticAudrey Denney34,12117.9
DemocraticJessica Jones Holcombe22,30611.7
DemocraticMarty Walters16,0328.4
RepublicanGregory Edward Cheadle11,6606.1
DemocraticDavid Peterson5,7073.0
GreenLewis Elbinger2,1911.2
California 1st Congressional District Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)160,04654.9
DemocraticAudrey Denney131,54845.1
California 1st Congressional District Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDoug LaMalfa (inc.)204,19057.00
DemocraticAudrey Denney154,07343.00

Personal life

LaMalfa is married to Jill LaMalfa. They have four children. LaMalfa commutes weekly from California to Washington, D.C.[46] He is an owner and manager of the DSL LaMalfa Family Partnership, which owns and operates the family rice farm in Richvale, California.[59][78] LaMalfa employs a farm manager who runs the farm while he is in Washington.[46]

LaMalfa has donated over $100,000 to his own campaigns and other Republican Party causes and candidates.[79] As of 2018, he has a net worth of nearly $3.5 million.[80]
LaMalfa is a Christian.[81]

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Doug LaMalfa CA-01

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 1 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2010 – 2012; State Delegate from 2002 – 2008
Other positions: Ranking Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments and Natural Resources and Water subcommittees
District:   counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
“I went to see firsthand the massive amount of organized crime and illegal cartel grow operations overwhelming Siskiyou County. The rapid growth of this criminal enterprise was staggering,” LaMalfa said in a statement. “Just a few years ago the area was sparsely populated with juniper and scrub brush dotting the rocky hillsides at the base of Mt. Shasta. Now, thousands of illegal grows have filled the landscape with large greenhouses.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s Chico Airport funding announcement

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Jared Huffman CA-02

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 2 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2006 – 2012
Other positions: Chair, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife
District:   Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and includes all of the portions of Highway 101 within California that are north of San Francisco, excepting a stretch in Sonoma County.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
At a time when we’re seeing unfathomable water shortages, the federal govt shouldn’t be an obstacle to water conservation. My bill w/ @SenFeinstein @SenAlexPadilla @RepJudyChu is a smart solution to encourage water efficiency & build resilient communities.

Congressional Freethought Caucus Panel on Christian Nationalism

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Kevin Kiley CA-03

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 3 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:    Alpine, Inyo, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, and Sierra counties, as well as parts of El Dorado, Sacramento, and Yuba counties. It includes the Sacramento suburbs of Roseville (the district’s largest city), Folsom, Orangevale, Rocklin, and Lincoln, and the mountain towns of Quincy, South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop.
Upcoming Election:

Kevin Patrick Kiley  attorney and former educator who represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Kiley was a candidate to replace California governor Gavin Newsom in the voter-initiated recall election on September 14, 2021.

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Mike Thompson CA-04

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 4 since 1999 (formerly 5th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 1990 – 1996
Other positions: Chair, Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee
District:  all of Lake County and Napa County, most of Yolo County, and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County. Major cities in the district include Davis, Woodland, Napa, Vacaville, and most of Santa Rosa.
Upcoming Election

Quotes:
Met with members of the @nasw
to discuss the importance of improving mental health access and expanding the use of telehealth. Thank you for highlighting this crucial topic.

Our Authority & Trump’s Authority Are in Play | Mike Thompson (Sun, 7-18-21

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Tom McClintock CA-05

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 5 since 2009 (previously 4th)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2000 – 2008; State Delegate from 1982 – 2000
Other positions:  Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
District:   The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
DHS, ICE, & CBP officials work tirelessly every day to uphold the rule of law. The left’s push to defund these agencies is reckless. Honored to join my House GOP colleagues in cosponsoring H. Res. 530 which supports the heroes who keep the U.S. safe.

Damage Done to American Workers Through Abuses in Guestworker Programs – Immigration Subcommittee

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Ami Bera CA-06

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 6 since 2013 (previously 7th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation
District:  the 6th district is entirely in Sacramento County and includes the north side of the city of Sacramento  
Upcoming Election

Quotes:
We need a serious investigation into the January 6 insurrection, not a partisan sideshow. Yet, Kevin McCarthy has proven time and again that he’d rather choose political theatrics over seeking the truth. @SpeakerPelosi
made the right decision.

2021 Brain Health Forum – Rep. Ami Bera, M.D.

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Doris Matsui CA-07

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 7 since 2005 (formerly 6th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   Southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. 
Upcoming Election

Quotes:
In April, SCOTUS took away a major tool from the @FTC that protected Americans from fraudsters & scammers. Today, I voted to #ProtectConsumers & restore the agency’s powers to return money that was unlawfully taken to people who have been defrauded in Sacramento & nationwide.

Rep. Doris Matsui calls anti-Asian hate a “systemic problem”

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John Garamendi CA-08

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 8 since 2009 (formerly 3rd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Lt. Governor from 2007 – 2009; California Insurance Commissioner from 1991 – 2007
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Readiness
District:  arts of the Bay Area counties of Contra Costa County and Solano County, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Richmond and parts of Martinez. 
Upcoming Election

Quotes: 
There’s nothing more important than my sworn duty to keep Californians safe. That’s why I voted to pass the #PFAS Action Act, which will protect Americans from dangerous PFAS chemicals that are currently present in nearly every American’s bloodstream.

 
I Would Support An Impeachment Resolution’ | NBC News NOW

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Josh Harder CA-09

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 9 since 2019 (formerly 10th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   majority of San Joaquin County centered on Stockton
Upcoming Election

Quotes: 
Our Dreamers deserve so much better than this and we know exactly how to do it. Let’s stop leaving the fate of our neighbors up to some judge somewhere and actually pass the Dream Act.

In 2014, Bessemer Venture Partners hired Harder in its New York office. He moved back to San Francisco and became a vice president of the company. In 2017, Harder left Bessemer to campaign full-time. He moved back to Turlock and taught business at Modesto Junior College.[

California Rep. Josh Harder talks COVID-19 financial hardships

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Mark DeSaulnier CA-10

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 10 since 2005 (formerly 11th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: US Senator from 2008 – 2015; State Delegate from 2006 – 2008
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
District:   parts of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
Women have been disproportionately impacted by job loss during the pandemic. For those looking to return to the workforce, we must offer the resources that will enable them to do so, including child care & paid family leave.

DeSaulnier worked as a probation officer, truck driver, and hotel services employee. He later owned and operated several restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier talks about the Presidential impeachment inquiry and his local Town Hall events

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  • Jerry McNerney- CA9 Jerry McNerney- CA9 Jerry McNerney

    Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) announced that he secured more than $20 million for 10 local projects in California’s 9th Congressional District in the seven-bill ‘minibus’ (H.R. 4502), which passed out of the House of Representatives this week.

    “From improving veterans’ services and enhancing public safety to upgrading local water infrastructure and investing in expanded economic resources for resident entrepreneurs – these 10 projects will have a direct impact on the daily lives of the people of our District,” said Congressman McNerney. “They will provide new financial opportunities, modernize essential systems and structures, increase regional accessibility, and promote the welfare of our community.”

    All submitted projects have undergone a strict vetting process to ensure transparency and accountability under updated procedures outlined by the Appropriations Committee. This includes prohibiting Members from having any financial interest in projects, requiring projects receiving funding to have demonstrated support from the local community, and establishing caps on both individual Member requests as well as overall funding for the projects.

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