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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

7,393 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 15

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Voted Yea on SB 688

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Voted Yea on SB 345

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Voted Yea on SB 19

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Voted Yea on SB 77

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Voted Yea on SB 76

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Voted Yea on SB 248

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Voted Yea on SB 360

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Voted Yea on SB 250

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Voted Yea on SB 70

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Voted Yea on SB 4

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Voted Yea on SB 302

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VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 298

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 6

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VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 636

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 224

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Voted Yea on SB 578

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VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 593

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 45

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SR 34

Senate 3rd Reading SR34 Choi et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 57

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 282

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 279

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Voted Yea on SB 235

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Voted Yea on SB 275

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Voted Yea on SB 231

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Voted Yea on SB 232

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Voted Yea on SB 447

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VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SJR 2

Senate 3rd Reading SJR2 Cortese et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 605

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Voted Yea on SB 438

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Voted Yea on SB 467

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Voted Yea on SB 428

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 36

Senate 3rd Reading SCR36 Seyarto et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 51

Special Consent ACR51 Haney et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 43

Special Consent ACR43 Pacheco et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 46

Special Consent ACR46 Soria et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 28

Special Consent ACR28 Ortega et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 47

Special Consent ACR47 Chen et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 40

Senate 3rd Reading SCR40 Blakespear et al

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 633

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 501

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 496

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 561

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 404

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 328

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 615

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 676

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 601

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 682

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