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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

7,522 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 868

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 886

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 943

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 978

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 985

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Emergency Management]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 76

Senate 3rd Reading SR76 Menjivar et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 114

Senate 3rd Reading SCR114 Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 85

Senate 3rd Reading SR85 Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 134

Special Consent ACR134 Bryan et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 127

Special Consent ACR127 Muratsuchi et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 128

Special Consent ACR128 Stefani et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 132

Special Consent ACR132 Dixon et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 110

Senate 3rd Reading SCR110 Grove et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 127

Senate 3rd Reading SCR127 Allen et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 137

Senate 3rd Reading SCR137 Ashby

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 87

Relative to the Armenian Genocide.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 141

Women’s Equal Pay Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 79

Senate 3rd Reading SR79 Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 83

Senate 3rd Reading SR83 McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 120

Senate 3rd Reading SCR120 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 126

Senate 3rd Reading SCR126 Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 135

Senate 3rd Reading SCR135 Laird

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 139

Afghan American Heritage Month.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 82

Senate 3rd Reading SR82 Pérez et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 84

Senate 3rd Reading SR84 Caballero et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 81

Senate 3rd Reading SR81 Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 125

Senate 3rd Reading SCR125 Wahab et al

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 134

Nowroz.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 133

California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 69

Senate 3rd Reading SR69 Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 122

Senate 3rd Reading SCR122 Weber Pierson et al

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2427

Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: tax credits: farming.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2588

District agricultural associations: board of directors: vacancies.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1330

Assault and battery: utility workers.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1343

Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1389

The Political Reform Act of 1974: late filing of reports.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1392

Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1235

Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2294

State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2342

Parole.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2355

Medi-Cal.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1226

Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1234

Dependency: fentanyl use.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1186

Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 82

Relative to Children’s Dental Health Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 130

Child Abuse Prevention Month.

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 107

Assembly 3rd Reading AB107 Gabriel By Laird

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 117

Assembly 3rd Reading AB117 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 78

Senate 3rd Reading SR78 Cabaldon et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 112

Special Consent ACR112 Gallagher et al