California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies at 65, per GOP leaders

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa has died astatine 65 years old.

GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer announced his decease connected societal media, praising him arsenic "a loving begetter and husband, and staunch advocator for his constituents and agrarian America."

Speaker Johnson's bureau confirms the quality to ABC and said the talker has been notified astir the congressman's abrupt death.

NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson confirmed the quality successful a statement. "I americium profoundly saddened by the passing of my workfellow and adjacent friend, Congressman Doug LaMalfa," Hudson said.

LaMalfa represented California's 1st District, which spans from Siskiyou County on the Oregon borderline done agrarian Shasta and Sutter Counties.

His territory was drastically redrawn by Proposition 50. The GOP already held a slim bulk successful the House, present lasting astatine 218 Republicans to 213 Democrats.

LaMalfa besides served arsenic seat of the Congressional Western Caucus.

There's nary connection connected however helium died.

ABC News contributed to this story.