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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

128 events, each with its source
Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 138

Relative to the Democratic Socialists of America.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 137

Relative to National Chiropractic Health Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 135

Relative to 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 122

Relative to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 187

Father’s Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 113

Relative to the International Day of Peace.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SJR 15

The federal Unemployment Trust Fund: debt.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 173

California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 171

California Nonprofits Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 168

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in California.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 167

Mother’s Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 163

California Tourism Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 161

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 100

Relative to Breaking the Silence Day of Awareness.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 156

National Stroke Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 159

California Rodeo Appreciation Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 95

Relative to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 149

World Autism Awareness Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 162

Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 87

Relative to the Armenian Genocide.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 141

Women’s Equal Pay Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 139

Afghan American Heritage Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 134

Nowroz.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 133

California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2427

Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: tax credits: farming.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2588

District agricultural associations: board of directors: vacancies.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1330

Assault and battery: utility workers.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1343

Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1389

The Political Reform Act of 1974: late filing of reports.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1392

Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1235

Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2294

State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2342

Parole.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2355

Medi-Cal.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1226

Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1234

Dependency: fentanyl use.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1186

Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 82

Relative to Children’s Dental Health Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 130

Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2124

Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 2156

Holidays: Farmworkers Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1161

Administrative regulations: economic impact analysis and standardized regulatory impact assessments: State Air Resources Board.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1162

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1167

Vehicles: electric bicycles.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1176

Agricultural land: prohibited foreign actors.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1989

Community care facilities: background checks.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1945

Municipal utility districts: termination of service.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1084

Personal income taxes: Fire Safe Home Tax Credits Act.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1086

Microschools and micro-education entities.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 1096

Personal income tax: senior tax credit: dependents: qualifying child.