California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa died at 65 after 13 years in the House, House leaders announced Tuesday, bringing the House GOP majority to 218-213.
LaMalfa, who served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation Committees, was in the California state assembly and Senate before being elected to the House in 2012. His unexpected death narrows Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) House majority, which fell earlier this week to 219-213 when leadership critic ex-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) resignation took effect.
Johnson can lose just two votes on any party-line bill and still pass it, assuming full attendance in the chamber. ...