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.