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Doug LaMalfa

Douglas Lee LaMalfa ( lə-MAL-fə; July 2, 1960 – January 6, 2026) was an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district from 2013 until his death in 2026. A member of the Republican Party, his district, formerly the second-largest in the state after the 8th (now essentially 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.

Infobox

Preceded by
Richard Dickerson
Succeeded by
Jim Nielsen
Born
Douglas Lee LaMalfa(1960-07-02)July 2, 1960Oroville, California, U.S.
Died
January 6, 2026(2026-01-06) (aged 65)Chico, California, U.S.
Party
Republican
Spouse
Jill
Children
4
Education
Butte College (attended)California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS)
Website
House websiteCampaign website

Tables

mw- Electoral history of Doug LaMalfa · Electoral history
Total
Total
Year
Total
Office
%
Office
P.
Party
Total
Party
%
Primary
Result
2002
2002
Year
2002
Office
State Assembly
Office
2nd
Party
Republican
Primary
32,004
Primary
58.80%
Primary
1st
General
79,361
General
67.40%
General
Won
2004
2004
Year
2004
Office
54,574
Office
100.0%
Party
1st
Party
115,651
Primary
64.87%
Primary
Won
2006
2006
Year
2006
Office
49,877
Office
100.0%
Party
1st
Party
95,723
Primary
68.10%
Primary
Won
2010
2010
Year
2010
Office
State Senate
Office
4th
Party
72,742
Party
57.80%
Primary
1st
Primary
226,239
Primary
68.30%
General
Won
2012
2012
Year
2012
Office
U.S. House
Office
1st
Party
66,527
Party
37.93%
Primary
1st
Primary
168,827
Primary
57.38%
General
Won
2014
2014
Year
2014
Office
75,317
Office
53.45%
Party
1st
Party
132,052
Primary
61.03%
Primary
Won
2016
2016
Year
2016
Office
86,136
Office
40.79%
Party
1st
Party
185,448
Primary
59.05%
Primary
Won
2018
2018
Year
2018
Office
98,354
Office
51.66%
Party
1st
Party
160,046
Primary
54.89%
Primary
Won
2020
2020
Year
2020
Office
128,613
Office
54.64%
Party
1st
Party
204,190
Primary
56.99%
Primary
Won
2022
2022
Year
2022
Office
96,858
Office
57.11%
Party
1st
Party
152,839
Primary
62.07%
Primary
Won
2024
2024
Year
2024
Office
122,858
Office
66.68%
Party
1st
Party
208,592
Primary
65.3%
Primary
Won
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Office
Party
Primary
General
Ref.
Total
%
P.
Total
%
Result
2002
State Assembly
2nd
Republican
32,004
58.80%
1st
79,361
67.40%
Won
2004
54,574
100.0%
1st
115,651
64.87%
Won
2006
49,877
100.0%
1st
95,723
68.10%
Won
2010
State Senate
4th
72,742
57.80%
1st
226,239
68.30%
Won
2012
House
1st
66,527
37.93%
1st
168,827
57.38%
Won
2014
75,317
53.45%
1st
132,052
61.03%
Won
2016
86,136
40.79%
1st
185,448
59.05%
Won
2018
98,354
51.66%
1st
160,046
54.89%
Won
2020
128,613
54.64%
1st
204,190
56.99%
Won
2022
96,858
57.11%
1st
152,839
62.07%
Won
2024
122,858
66.68%
1st
208,592
65.3%
Won
Source:
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House of Representatives
Preceded byMike Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom California's 1st congressional district 2013–2025
Vacant

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