LAMALFA WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUTTE COUNTY. KCRA 3’S ASHLEY ZAVALA SHARES DETAILS ABOUT TODAY’S SERVICE THIS MORNING. STATE AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL GATHER TO HONOR THE LIFE OF DOUG LAMALFA. THE CONGRESSMAN SUDDENLY PASSED AWAY AFTER A MEDICAL EMERGENCY EARLIER THIS MONTH. LAMALFA SERVED MORE THAN A DECADE REPRESENTING RURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN CONGRESS, AND BEFORE THAT SERVED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. THE SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SILVER DOLLAR FAIRGROUNDS IN CHICO. IT’S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. GATES OPEN AT 10:00 THIS MORNING. THE SERVICE BEGINS AT NOON AND IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, LAMALFA FAMILY IS ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE TO THE OROVILLE RESCUE MISSION. NOW, ACCORDING TO EVENT ORGANIZERS, BOTH U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON, A REPUBLICAN, AND CALIFORNIA’S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. WE WILL STREAM THE EVENT ON THE KCRA THREE APP A
Memorial service to honor Rep. Doug LaMalfa in Chico; House speaker, Gov. Newsom among attendees
A livestream of the service begins at noon.
Updated: 8:56 AM PST Jan 24, 2026
A public memorial service to honor the late Congressman Doug LaMalfa will be held at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico on Saturday.Watch the video leading this story for a livestream of the service beginning at noon.House Speaker Mike Johnson and a delegation of members of Congress will be among the attendees honoring their Republican colleague. The gathering will also be bipartisan with Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff also in attendance. LaMalfa died on Jan. 5 while in surgery at Enloe Hospital following a medical emergency at his home. He represented California’s District 1 in Washington for more than a decade and was the chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus. The district includes a large portion of California’s northernmost area, including Oroville, Yuba City, Chico, Redding and the California-Oregon state boundary.As a fourth-generation rice farmer, LaMalfa heavily advocated for his agricultural constituents. The congressman also worked to provide wildfire victims and survivors in his district with relief and recovery efforts and to bolster the state’s water resources.Before being elected to the U.S. House in 2012, LaMalfa served in the California State Assembly and State Senate. Earlier this month, a bill previously championed by LaMalfa advanced in the California Assembly. AB 1091 would allow Californians to purchase eight-character license plates.LaMalfa is survived by his wife Jill, his four children, one grandchild, two sisters and a host of cousins.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
CHICO, Calif. —
A public memorial service to honor the late Congressman Doug LaMalfa will be held at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico on Saturday.
Watch the video leading this story for a livestream of the service beginning at noon.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and a delegation of members of Congress will be among the attendees honoring their Republican colleague. The gathering will also be bipartisan with Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff also in attendance.
LaMalfa died on Jan. 5 while in surgery at Enloe Hospital following a medical emergency at his home.
He represented California’s District 1 in Washington for more than a decade and was the chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus. The district includes a large portion of California’s northernmost area, including Oroville, Yuba City, Chico, Redding and the California-Oregon state boundary.
As a fourth-generation rice farmer, LaMalfa heavily advocated for his agricultural constituents. The congressman also worked to provide wildfire victims and survivors in his district with relief and recovery efforts and to bolster the state’s water resources.
Before being elected to the U.S. House in 2012, LaMalfa served in the California State Assembly and State Senate.
Earlier this month, a bill previously championed by LaMalfa advanced in the California Assembly. AB 1091 would allow Californians to purchase eight-character license plates.
LaMalfa is survived by his wife Jill, his four children, one grandchild, two sisters and a host of cousins.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel