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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 272

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1017

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1303

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 365

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 75

Senate 3rd Reading SCR75 Weber Pierson et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SJR 1

Senate 3rd Reading SJR1 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 86

Senate 3rd Reading SCR86 Weber Pierson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 83

Senate 3rd Reading SCR83 Stern et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 101

Unfinished Business SB101 Wiener Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 74

Senate 3rd Reading SCR74 Ochoa Bogh et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 11

Consent Calendar 2nd AJR11 Ransom et al

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 95

Soju Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 77

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 544

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1177

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 78

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1085

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 16

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 445

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 21

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 978

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 266

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 581

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1075

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 37

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 233

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 390

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1008

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 545

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 831

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 344

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 377

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 79

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1149

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 11

Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 438

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 881

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

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 93

First Responders’ Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 37

Senate 3rd Reading SB37 Umberg

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 29

Senate 3rd Reading SB29 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 675

Senate 3rd Reading SB675 Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 712

Senate 3rd Reading SB712 Grove et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 614

Senate 3rd Reading SB614 Stern et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 800

Special Consent SB800 Reyes et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 435

Senate 3rd Reading SB435 Wahab et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 433

Senate 3rd Reading SB433 Wahab et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 613

Senate 3rd Reading SB613 Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 680

Senate 3rd Reading SB680 Rubio

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 771

Senate 3rd Reading SB771 Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 423

Senate 3rd Reading SB423 Smallwood-Cuevas