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Portrait of Megan Dahle

Megan Dahle

Republican

State Senate · Senate District 1

In office
2024–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed

Megan Dahle’s family owned a wheat farm, and she previously owned a plant nursery in Bieber. Before being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. A Republican, she served in the State Assembly from 2019 to 2024 before moving to the State Senate in 2024. Her constituency includes all of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties, along with portions of Nevada and Placer counties. The district spans northeastern California, including the northern Sierra Nevada region and the Sacramento Valley. Dahle’s electoral history includes a special-election victory and two Assembly reelections; she now serves as the senator for District 1.

HOME GROUND

Dahle was born July 29, 1975. Her family owned a wheat farm, and she previously owned a plant nursery in Bieber. She and her husband have three children.

Before being elected to the Legislature, Dahle served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. Her personal history also includes her family’s ownership of the wheat farm and her previous ownership of the Bieber nursery.

Dahle’s school-district service preceded her election to the Assembly. She also previously owned the nursery.

THE PATH TO OFFICE

Dahle entered the Assembly through a 2019 special election for a vacant seat. Her husband, Brian, had won a special election for the California State Senate, leaving his Assembly seat vacant. Dahle defeated Democratic candidate Elizabeth Betancourt, a farmer, to fill the seat. She was reelected in 2020 and 2022.

She served in the California State Assembly from 2019 to 2024, representing the 1st District. Since 2024, she has represented the 1st District in the California State Senate.

Her documented chronology includes school-district service before her election to the Assembly, a special-election victory, two Assembly reelections and service in the Senate. Dahle has served in the Legislature since 2019, first in the Assembly and now in the Senate.

THE POLICY SIGNATURE

Dahle’s documented Senate roles include committee assignments and representation to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

She serves on Appropriations; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Environmental Quality; Governmental Organization; and Transportation. She also sits on the Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management.

Dahle also serves as the Senate’s representative to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

Her assignments include committees whose titles address appropriations, energy, utilities, communications, environmental quality, governmental organization, transportation, fairs, legislative audits and emergency management, along with her role involving the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

Record of service
  • State Senate · Senate District 1 · 2024–present
  • State Assembly · Assembly District 1 · 2019–
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed before publication

Megan Dahle’s family owned a wheat farm, and she previously owned a plant nursery in Bieber. Before being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. A Republican, she served in the State Assembly from 2019 to 2024 before moving to the State Senate in 2024. Her constituency includes all of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties, along with portions of Nevada and Placer counties. The district spans northeastern California, including the northern Sierra Nevada region and the Sacramento Valley. Dahle’s electoral history includes a special-election victory and two Assembly reelections; she now serves as the senator for District 1.

HOME GROUND

Dahle was born July 29, 1975. Her family owned a wheat farm, and she previously owned a plant nursery in Bieber. She and her husband have three children.

Before being elected to the Legislature, Dahle served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. Her personal history also includes her family’s ownership of the wheat farm and her previous ownership of the Bieber nursery.

Dahle’s school-district service preceded her election to the Assembly. She also previously owned the nursery.

THE PATH TO OFFICE

Dahle entered the Assembly through a 2019 special election for a vacant seat. Her husband, Brian, had won a special election for the California State Senate, leaving his Assembly seat vacant. Dahle defeated Democratic candidate Elizabeth Betancourt, a farmer, to fill the seat. She was reelected in 2020 and 2022.

She served in the California State Assembly from 2019 to 2024, representing the 1st District. Since 2024, she has represented the 1st District in the California State Senate.

Her documented chronology includes school-district service before her election to the Assembly, a special-election victory, two Assembly reelections and service in the Senate. Dahle has served in the Legislature since 2019, first in the Assembly and now in the Senate.

THE POLICY SIGNATURE

Dahle’s documented Senate roles include committee assignments and representation to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

She serves on Appropriations; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Environmental Quality; Governmental Organization; and Transportation. She also sits on the Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management.

Dahle also serves as the Senate’s representative to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

Her assignments include committees whose titles address appropriations, energy, utilities, communications, environmental quality, governmental organization, transportation, fairs, legislative audits and emergency management, along with her role involving the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

The record

7,606 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 77

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 544

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 545

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1008

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 79

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 78

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 581

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1149

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 233

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 978

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 445

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 21

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 438

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 11

Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 266

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1177

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 16

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 93

First Responders’ Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 37

Senate 3rd Reading SB37 Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 483

Senate 3rd Reading SB483 Stern

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 254

Senate 3rd Reading SB254 Becker et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 451

Special Consent SB451 Archuleta

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 763

Senate 3rd Reading SB763 Hurtado

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 834

Senate 3rd Reading SB834 Durazo

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 632

Senate 3rd Reading SB632 Arreguín

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 633

Senate 3rd Reading SB633 Blakespear

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 601

Senate 3rd Reading SB601 Allen et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 638

Senate 3rd Reading SB638 Padilla et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 536

Senate 3rd Reading SB536 Archuleta

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 354

Senate 3rd Reading SB354 Limón

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 596

Senate 3rd Reading SB596 Menjivar

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 248

Senate 3rd Reading SB248 Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 50

Senate 3rd Reading SB50 Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 661

Senate 3rd Reading SB661 Hurtado

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 761

Special Consent SB761 Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 569

Senate 3rd Reading SB569 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 472

Senate 3rd Reading SB472 Stern et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 595

Special Consent SB595 Choi

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 380

Special Consent SB380 Jones Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 800

Special Consent SB800 Reyes et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 86

Special Consent SB86 McNerney et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 261

Senate 3rd Reading SB261 Wahab et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 701

Senate 3rd Reading SB701 Wahab et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 403

Senate 3rd Reading SB403 Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 498

Senate 3rd Reading SB498 Becker

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 704

Senate 3rd Reading SB704 Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 777

Senate 3rd Reading SB777 Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 556

Special Consent SB556 Hurtado

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 586

Senate 3rd Reading SB586 Jones

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 681

Senate 3rd Reading SB681 Wahab et al