marriage is "an institution created by God and supposed to be held up and respected by men and women." He endorsed the First Amendment Defense Act, which, among other things, sought to criminalize same-sex intercourse. In 2015, LaMalfa consponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. On July 19, 2022, he voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the right to same-sex marriage at a federal level. Voter fraud LaMalfa has said, "California is just a sieve on its voter security." Speaking about his own district, he said, "There's a percentage of illegal votes, probably in every district. Is it high here? Probably not. We don't really have the demographics that would be a really big push of that." Taxes LaMalfa voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. According to him, the bill will enable his constituents to save more money and give them tax relief. He said that the bill will give a "booster shot to the U.S. economy", enable businesses to hire more workers, and cause more products to be made in the USA, especially in Redding. Colleagues In November 2021, after Representative Paul Gosar shared an animated video of himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden, LaMalfa voted against Gosar's censure. Defense In September 2021, LaMalfa was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted. Crime LaMalfa has expressed support for prosecuting minors charged with felonies as adults and has supported the construction of additional juvenile detention centers. Education LaMalfa supports posting the Ten Commandments in public schools. In 2013, he co-sponsored the Abstinence Education Reallocation Act, which sought to teach abstinence in public schools. Electoral history Personal life LaMalfa is married to Jill LaMalfa. They have three children. LaMalfa commutes weekly from California to Washington, D.C. He is an owner and manager of the DSL LaMalfa Family Partnership, which owns and operates the family rice farm in Richvale, California. LaMalfa employs a farm manager who runs the farm while he is in Washington. LaMalfa has donated over $100,000 to his own campaigns and other Republican Party causes and candidates. As of 2018, he has a net worth of nearly $3.5 million. References External links Congressman Doug LaMalfa official U.S. House website Doug LaMalfa for