Showing posts with label Doug LaMalfa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doug LaMalfa. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The GOP grip on the U.S. House remains tenuous with the sudden death of Doug LaMalfa, CA-1, at 65


 

The Erinyes keep pursuing the Republicans for their crimes.

 

 Sudden death of Republican lawmaker shaves GOP House margin to three votes

... [Doug] LaMalfa's death imperils the Republican House majority, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with just a three-vote margin after the formal resignation of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene on Monday. 

House makeup is presently 218 Republicans to 213 Democrats, leaving Republicans able to lose no more than two votes on any party-line measure, assuming full attendance and participation.

It was also revealed Tuesday that Indiana Republican Congressman Jim Baird, aged 80, has been hospitalized after a car accident.

Democrats are set to gain one additional vote in their caucus after a runoff election in Texas later this month to replace Congressman Sylvester Turner, who passed away last March, taking the Republican margin down to two votes.

Another special election will take place to replace former New Jersey Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherill in April after she was elected the state's governor in November. ...

 

Texas' Tyrant Governor, Republican Greg Abbott, has deliberately denied representation in the US House to the residents of TX-18 since March 2025.