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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
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 655

Consent Calendar 2nd AB655 Alvarez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 354

Consent Calendar 2nd AB354 Michelle Rodriguez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 136

Assembly 3rd Reading AB136 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 127

Unfinished Business SB127 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 137

Assembly 3rd Reading AB137 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 143

Assembly 3rd Reading AB143 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 142

Unfinished Business SB142 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 37

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR37 Wallis et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 128

Unfinished Business SB128 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 313

Consent Calendar 2nd AB313 Ortega et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 120

Unfinished Business SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 786

Consent Calendar 2nd AB786 Solache

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 132

Unfinished Business SB132 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 79

Consent Calendar 2nd SCR79 McGuire

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 927

Consent Calendar 2nd AB927 Sharp-Collins Urgency Clause

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 103

Unfinished Business SB103 Wiener Concurrence

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 97

California Emergency Preparedness Month.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 300

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 AB 268

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 90

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 261

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 AB 1014

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1299

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 880

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 828

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 822

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 902

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 770

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 761

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 965

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 525

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 509

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 979

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 987

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 33

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1272

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 1223

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 441

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 AB 1143

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 AB 1141

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 91

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 381

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 592

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 372

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1114

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1531

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 AB 334

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1051

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 221

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 606

Placed on suspense file