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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

7,332 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1425

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1434

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 108

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1389

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1389 Blanca Rubio By Rubio Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 881

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 886

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 891

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 920

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 924

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 925

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 937

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 943

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 944

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 946

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 948

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 952

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 959

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 964

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 987

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1054

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1006

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1008

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1009

Placed on suspense file

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1011

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1044

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1047

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1049

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1053

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1056

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1108

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1132

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1140

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1158

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 1168

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 1196

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1198

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1240

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1241

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1245

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1350

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1370

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1417

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 92

Senate 3rd Reading SR92 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 140

Senate 3rd Reading SCR140 Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 88

Senate 3rd Reading SR88 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 90

Senate 3rd Reading SR90 Gonzalez

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 955

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1069

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1081

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1087

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