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Doug LaMalfa
LaMalfa, a rice farmer from Butte County, is a former member of the State Assembly.
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- Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa
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- Michelle Steel, Vice Chair of the California State Board of Equalization
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- Assemblyman Steve Knight
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- Larry McCarthy, McCarthy, Marcus, Hennings, a DC-Based Advertising and
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- Dana Reed, Reed & Davidson, prominent political law attorney
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- John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
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