"The death of Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term Republican congressmember from Northern California, was announced Tuesday, hours after he was rushed to a Chico hospital. The sheriff's office in Butte County said it received a 911 call reporting a medical emergency at LaMalfa's home around 6:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5. The congressman was taken to Enloe Hospital, in Chico, and immediately underwent emergency surgery. He died during the surgery, the sheriff's office reported."
"Politico cited congressional colleagues who did not wish to be named as saying LaMalfa suffered an aneurysm a bulging of an arterial wall and then a heart attack. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a 14-day window in which to call a special election to fill the remainder of LaMalfa's term. If the governor decides to schedule the vote for the June primary ballot, it would use the districting map approved by Prop. 50. The new District 1 was remapped to favor Democratic candidates."
"Three other members of the Congress elected in 2024 have also died: Sylvester Turner, 70, D-Texas, died March 4. He had been treated for cancer diagnosed in 2022 and had enduring health problems, his family said, but his death was unexpected. A runoff election in the contest to fill his seat is set for Jan. 31. Raul Grijalva, 77, D-Arizona, died March 13 after a diagnosis of lung cancer."
Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term Republican congressmember from Northern California, was rushed to Enloe Hospital in Chico after a 911 call reporting a medical emergency at his home around 6:50 p.m. on Jan. 5. He immediately underwent emergency surgery and died during the operation; a coroner's investigation will determine the cause of death. Sources cited that he suffered an aneurysm followed by a heart attack. Governor Gavin Newsom has 14 days to call a special election to fill the remainder of LaMalfa's term; a June primary date would use the Prop. 50 map that favors Democrats. Three other members elected in 2024 also died.
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