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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

6,992 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2037

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2039

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2045

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2046

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2047

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2050

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2051

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2054

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2055

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2059

Placed on suspense file

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 126

Assembly 3rd Reading AB126 Budget

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 442

Consent Calendar 2nd AB442 Hadwick et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 643

Consent Calendar 2nd AB643 Wilson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1626

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1626 Gabriel et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1778

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1778 Patterson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1781

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1781 Michelle Rodriguez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1951

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1951 Dixon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2003

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2003 Berman et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2018

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2018 Ramos et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2042

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2042 Kalra

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2106

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2106 Patel

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2134

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2134 Addis et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2175

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2175 Garcia

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2324

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2324 Jeff Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2333

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2333 Pellerin

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2559

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2559 Ward

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2692

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2692 Irwin Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2779

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2779

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2779 Irwin Motion to Reconsider Urgency Clause Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2781

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2781 JUD. (Kalra)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 830

Unfinished Business SB830 Arreguín et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 67

Senate 3rd Reading SR67 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 168

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR168 Pacheco et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 210

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR210 Jackson et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 28

Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 40

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 605

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 904

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1436

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1486

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1600

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1642

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1780

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1795

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1808

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1812

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 1976

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2026

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2032

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2059

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