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.
Doug LaMalfa | |
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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
change| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 66,527 | 37.9 | |
| Democratic | 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 | |
| Democratic | Nathan Arrowsmith | 8,598 | 4.9 | |
| N/A | Gary Allen Oxley | 5,901 | 3.4 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 4,939 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 175,386 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 168,827 | 57.4 | |
| Democratic | 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 | |
| Democratic | Heidi Hall | 42,481 | 30.1 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 13,909 | 9.8 | |
| Democratic | Dan Levine | 9,213 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 140,920 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 132,052 | 61.0 | |
| Democratic | 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 | |
| Democratic | Jim Reed | 59,665 | 28.3 | |
| Republican | Joe Montes | 35,875 | 17.0 | |
| Democratic | David Peterson | 13,430 | 6.4 | |
| Republican | Gary Allen Oxley | 6,885 | 3.3 | |
| N/A | Jeff Gerlach | 4,958 | 2.3 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cheadle | 4,217 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 211,166 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 185,448 | 59.1 | |
| Democratic | 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 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) | 160,046 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Audrey Denney | 131,548 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 291,594 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
change- ↑ "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" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.