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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

7,726 events, each with its source
VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 531

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 222

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1026

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 734

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 443

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1417

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 737

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 777

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 131

Unfinished Business SB131 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1181

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1178

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 10

Assembly 3rd Reading AJR10 Rogers et al. By Limón

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1138

Do pass

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1293

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1296

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 129

Unfinished Business SB129 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 896

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 140

Unfinished Business SB140 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1390

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 562

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1220

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 413

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 393

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 378

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 266

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 251

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 139

Unfinished Business SB139 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 130

Assembly 3rd Reading AB130 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 55

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 47

Special Consent SR47 Stern et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1177

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1177 Connolly

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 16

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR16 Gallagher

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 77

Special Consent SCR77 Seyarto et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 141

Unfinished Business SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 21

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR21 Flora

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 751

Consent Calendar 2nd AB751 Gipson

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 102

Assembly 3rd Reading AB102 Gabriel By Wiener

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 124

Unfinished Business SB124 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 116

Assembly 3rd Reading AB116 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 118

Assembly 3rd Reading AB118 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 223

Consent Calendar 2nd AB223 Pacheco

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 121

Assembly 3rd Reading AB121 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 88

Special Consent SCR88 Seyarto et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 123

Assembly 3rd Reading AB123 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 233

Consent Calendar 2nd AB233 Gipson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 741

Consent Calendar 2nd AB741 Ransom

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 91

Special Consent ACR91 Aguiar-Curry et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 584

Consent Calendar 2nd AB584 Hadwick

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1216

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1216 ED. (Muratsuchi)

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 134

Assembly 3rd Reading AB134 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener