when he was a state senator, doug lamalfa went against a bill that would get rid of the electoral college. as a congressman lamalfa did not think that climate change was a problem and is against illegal immigration. in december 2020, doug lamalfa joined 126 republican members of the house of representatives who supported "texas v. pennsylvania" which was a lawsuit to get rid of the 2020 united states presidential election results in which joe biden defeated donald trump.