Doug Lamalfa

Republican Representative of California's 1st district

Representative
California, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
California, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
California, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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July 2, 1960 (64 years old)

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Has been serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 1st congressional district since 2013.
Served as a California State Assemblyman for the 2nd district from 2002 to 2008.
Served as a California State Senator for the 4th district from 2010 to 2012.
Is a fourth-generation rice farmer and a lifelong resident of Northern California.
Graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s degree in agricultural business.
Was an early supporter of Proposition 209, which ended affirmative action in California, and Proposition 22 and Proposition 8, which sought to ban same-sex marriage in California.
Opposed legislation requiring microstamping of bullets and supported empowering law enforcement to act as Immigration, Customs Enforcement Agents.
Successfully passed legislation to prevent the seizure of firearms in emergencies or natural disasters.
Opposed a proposed bullet train in California and a bill requiring history teachers to teach the history of homosexuality and gay civil rights.
Strongly opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Has consistently won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives since 2012, with a notable campaign controversy in 2018 involving a falsified picture in a mailer.
Committee assignments include Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, with a chair position on the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Member of several caucuses including the Congressional Western Caucus and the Republican Study Committee.
Supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade and has made public statements misinterpreting climate change.
Voted against the impeachment of President Donald Trump and supported claims of a fraudulent outcome in the 2020 presidential election.
Expressed concerns over defense spending bill provisions related to white supremacy and voted against legislation to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
His farm received over $1.7 million in agricultural subsidies from 1995 to 2016, raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest.
Opposes same-sex marriage and has supported legislation against it.
Voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Voted against censuring Representative Paul Gosar for sharing a violent video.
Supported prosecuting minors charged with felonies as adults and the construction of additional juvenile detention centers.
Supports posting the Ten Commandments in public schools and teaching abstinence.
Sponsored legislation to establish a wage floor for the H-1B visa program and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program.
Was the sole California Republican to vote against security assistance to Ukraine in 2023.
Married with four children and commutes weekly from California to Washington, D.C.
Owns and manages a family rice farm in Richvale, California.
Has donated over $100,000 to his own campaigns and other Republican causes and candidates.