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.
- State Senate · Senate District 1 · 2024–present
- State Assembly · Assembly District 1 · 2019–
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
7,477 events, each with its sourceSenate 3rd Reading SB200 B. & F.R. (Wiener)
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Senate 3rd Reading SB143 B. & F.R. (Wiener)
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
[First] hearing set for [03-19-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]
Senate 3rd Reading SCR29 McNerney
Senate 3rd Reading SB49 Grove et al. Urgency Clause
Senate 3rd Reading SCR31 Allen
Senate 3rd Reading SCR37 Wiener
Special Consent ACR17 Hadwick et al
Senate 3rd Reading SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause
Special Consent ACR33 Zbur et al
Special Consent ACR29 Irwin et al
Special Consent ACR27 Blanca Rubio et al
Special Consent ACR26 Bonta et al
Special Consent ACR22 Muratsuchi et al
Special Consent ACR20 Macedo et al
Special Consent ACR19 Macedo et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR28 Hurtado et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR23 Rubio et al
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Senate 3rd Reading SR25 Limón
Senate 3rd Reading SCR30 Smallwood-Cuevas
Senate 3rd Reading SR19 Wahab et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR26 Weber Pierson By Senator Becker
Senate 3rd Reading SCR7 Niello
Senate 3rd Reading SCR27 Choi
Senate 3rd Reading SR17 Rubio et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR19 Wahab et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR20 Ochoa Bogh et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR15 Ochoa Bogh et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR18 Richardson
Senate 3rd Reading SCR21 Smallwood-Cuevas
Senate 3rd Reading SCR17 Niello
Senate 3rd Reading SR16 Caballero et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR16 Alvarado-Gil
Special Consent ACR11 Ahrens et al