Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer from Northern California known for his focus on agriculture and forestry policies, died Tuesday at age 65.
“Early this morning Congressman Doug LaMalfa returned home to the Lord,” his chief of staff, Mark Spannagel, said in a statement. “Congressman LaMalfa cared deeply for the people he served and worked tirelessly to hold the government to its word to fix our failing forests, build water storage, and leave people to be free to choose what is best for themselves.”
His office did not release a cause of death but characterized it as “unexpected.”
