Republican #DougLaMalfa, a 7-term US rep from #California & a reliable vote on #Trump’s agenda, has died. He was 65. Details surrounding his death are unclear.
His death trims the #Republicans’ margin of control of the #House to 218 seats to #Democrats’ 213.
House Democratic Leader #HakeemJeffries of NY called for a moment of silence in honor of LaMalfa at the start of a panel commemorating the 5th anniversary of the #Jan6, 2021, attack.
#USpol #CApol
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