Overview
- House Republicans now hold a 218–213 edge, leaving party leaders only two defections to pass measures on straight party-line votes.
- Deputies responded to a 911 call at LaMalfa’s residence before he was taken to Enloe Hospital for emergency surgery, where he died, authorities said.
- No official cause of death has been released as the Butte County coroner conducts an investigation.
- California law requires a special election to fill the vacancy, and reporting indicates it is expected to be conducted under the current district lines.
- LaMalfa, a seven-term representative and chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, was remembered by President Trump and congressional leaders as a leading voice for agriculture, water policy and rural communities.