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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 607

Consent Calendar 2nd SB607 Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 623

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 667

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 742

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 747

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 758

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 811

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 828

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 837

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 849

Placed on suspense file

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 112

National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SCR 107

Senate 3rd Reading SCR107 Richardson et al

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1590

California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 58

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 220

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 299

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 501

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 667

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 719

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 795

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 811

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 828

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 71

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 327

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 742

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 106

Senate 3rd Reading SCR106 Choi

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1555

Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 226

Assembly 3rd Reading AB226 Calderon et al. By Umberg Urgency Clause

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 825

Assembly 2nd Reading AB825 Petrie-Norris et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 888

Assembly 3rd Reading AB888 Calderon et al. By Grayson

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1207

Assembly 2nd Reading AB1207 Irwin et al. By Limón Urgency Clause

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 1231

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1231 Elhawary et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 11

Unfinished Business SB11 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence Reconsider

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 42

Unfinished Business SB42 Umberg et al. Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 48

W/O REF. TO FILE SB48 Gonzalez

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 53

Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 57

Unfinished Business SB57 Padilla et al. Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 59

Unfinished Business SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 63

Unfinished Business SB63 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 67

Unfinished Business SB67 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 75

Unfinished Business SB75 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 80

Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 155

Unfinished Business SB155 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 158

W/O REF. TO FILE SB158 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 237

W/O REF. TO FILE SB237 Grayson

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 245

Unfinished Business SB245 Reyes Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 254

W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 254

W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker Urgency Clause