Former representative · California's 1st district

Doug LaMalfa

Doug LaMalfa served in Congress from 2013 to 2026, last as a Republican representative for California's 1st district. In the 119th Congress, 361 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 21, and cast 244 of 244 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Former
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2013
Last term ended
Jan 5, 2026
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives3615.8%21 of 361 · rank 63 of 439100%244 of 244 · rank 1 of 439190 became law16%31 of 198
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2228.1%99 of 1,222 · rank 43 of 44299%781 of 792 · rank 146 of 442170 became law19%87 of 466
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9973.2%32 of 997 · rank 67 of 44397%532 of 551 · rank 303 of 443171 became law27%131 of 487

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.54+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–268· Against party
  2. H.Res. 1102: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.Yea
    Mar 22, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 286–134· Against party
  3. H.R. 4821: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Nov 2, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 156–263· Against party
  4. H.R. 4821: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Nov 2, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 207–213· Against party
  5. H.R. 4821: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Nov 2, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 166–253· Against party
  6. H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 137–283· Against party
  7. H.R. 5692: Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Yea
    Sep 28, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 311–117· Against party
  8. H.R. 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Sep 28, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 135–295· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 215–201
  2. H.R. 845: Pet and Livestock Protection ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 211–204
  3. H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–198
  4. H.R. 4776: SPEED ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 221–196
  5. H.R. 4776: SPEED ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 204–217
  6. H.R. 4776: SPEED ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 208–214
  7. H.R. 4776: SPEED ActYea
    Dec 18, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 205–220
  8. H.R. 3492: Protect Children’s Innocence ActYea
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  9. H.R. 6703: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActYea
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 3616: Reliable Power ActYea
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 225–203
  11. H.Con.Res. 64: To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.Nay
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Failed 211–213
  12. H.Con.Res. 61: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.Not voting
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Failed 210–216

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

53 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced4687%
  2. Reported by committee47.5%
  3. Passed one chamber11.9%
  4. Passed both chambers11.9%
  5. Became law11.9%

Policy areas

  1. Public Lands and Natural Resources9
  2. Taxation8
  3. Native Americans7
  4. Health5
  5. Crime and Law Enforcement4
  6. Environmental Protection4
  7. Agriculture and Food3
  8. Government Operations and Politics3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 2400 Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026
    Passed both chambers· Native Americans· Sep 30, 2026
  2. H.R. 4970 Orland Project Water Management Act
    Introduced· Water Resources Development· Jul 16, 2026
  3. H.R. 1420 Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Jul 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 3300 Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Jun 29, 2026
  5. H.R. 2424 Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025
    Introduced· Taxation· Apr 30, 2026
  6. H.R. 1849 Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025
    Introduced· Taxation· Feb 4, 2026
  7. H.R. 1110 Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act
    Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Jan 8, 2026
  8. H.R. 6200 ESSENTIAL Act
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Nov 20, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$376.1M
Per resident
$496
Rank in California
34 of 52
Contract actions
22.4K
New awards: 21.4K

By fiscal year

  1. 276.7MFY2017
  2. 325.6MFY2018
  3. 369.7MFY2019
  4. 296.6MFY2020
  5. 344.7MFY2021
  6. 400.7MFY2022
  7. 572MFY2023
  8. 549.2MFY2024
  9. 401.9MFY2025
  10. 376.1MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Forest Service$89.3M24%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Bureau of Reclamation$83.3M22%
    Department of the Interior
  3. Agricultural Marketing Service$58.7M16%
    Department of Agriculture
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$28.3M7.5%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of the Air Force$28M7.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Army$20M5.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$18.8M5.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Federal Highway Administration$10.7M2.8%
    Department of Transportation

Top recipients

  1. OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC$68.7M18%
    1 award
  2. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS$52.7M14%
    15 awards
  3. CHICO PRODUCE, INC.$26.2M7.0%
    20,508 awards
  4. SILLER HELICOPTERS, LLC$22.8M6.1%
    34 awards
  5. A1M SOLUTIONS, INC.$18.8M5.0%
    1 award
  6. GUSTAV KEONI$15M4.0%
    1 award
  7. NORDIC INDUSTRIES INC$12.1M3.2%
    1 award
  8. P.J. HELICOPTERS, INC.$10.1M2.7%
    24 awards
  9. STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS JV$9.5M2.5%
    1 award
  10. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$6.3M1.7%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$770.8K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$720K
From committees
$279K
104 committees
From contractor PACs
$22.5K
11 PACs · 8% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
california water service groupcalifornia water service group political action committee$7,000CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.5M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$3,000AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$3,000AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee$2,500AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization$0
hdr, inc.hdr, inc. employee owners pac$1,500HDR, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$1,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$1,000UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$1,000LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B
southwest airlines cosouthwest airlines co. political action committee (swapac)$1,000SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.AI match · 100% · the same organization$105.7K
clear channel outdoor, llc.clear channel outdoor, llc. pac$1,000CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLCAI match · 98% · the same organization$129.9K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$770.8K$279K$22.5K11 PACs · 8% of committee money
2024$1M$389.1K$55.8K19 PACs · 14% of committee money
2022$961.2K$276.6K$46.5K15 PACs · 17% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026
  2. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · California's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · California's 1st districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.