Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., leaves a gathering of the House Republican Conference astatine the Capitol Hill Club connected Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died, the House of Representatives GOP said connected Tuesday. He was 65.
LaMalfa's decease tightens the razor-thin House bulk and could imperil Speaker Mike Johnson's grip connected the House. The House stood astatine 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats aft Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., resigned connected Monday. LaMalfa's decease brings the House to 218 Republicans.
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Correction: There are 213 Democrats successful the U.S. House of Representatives. That information was misstated successful an earlier mentation of this article.
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