Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Dahle |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district | |
| In office November 12, 2019 – present | |
| Preceded by | Brian Dahle |
| Succeeded by | Heather Hadwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Megan Elizabeth Ray July 29, 1975 Fall River Mills, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Bieber, California, U.S. |
| Profession | Farmer |
Megan Elizabeth Dahle (née Ray; born July 29, 1975) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate since 2024. A Republican, she represents the 1st State Senate district, which encompasses all of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties, as well as portions of Nevada and Placer counties. The district spans northeastern California, including the northern Sierra Nevada region and the Sacramento Valley. She previously served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2019 to 2024, representing the 1st district.
Career
[edit]California State Senate
[edit]Senator Dahle serves on the following committees:[1]
- Appropriations
- Energy, Utilities and Communications
- Environmental Quality
- Governmental Organization
- Transportation
- Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
- Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management
She also serves as the Senate's representative to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.[2]
California State Assembly
[edit]In 2019, her husband, Brian, won a special election for a seat in the California State Senate, leaving his State Assembly seat vacant. Dahle won a special election to fill that vacant Assembly seat, defeating Democratic candidate Elizabeth Betancourt, a farmer.[3] She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. Her family owned a wheat farm and she previously owned a plant nursery in Bieber.[5]
Dahle and her husband have three children.[6]
Elections
[edit]2024
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Megan Dahle | 154,305 | 77.2 | |
| Republican | David Fennell | 45,686 | 22.8 | |
| Total votes | 199,991 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Megan Dahle | 274,894 | 75.7 | |
| Republican | David Fennell | 88,317 | 24.3 | |
| Total votes | 363,211 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 79,201 | 52.5 | |
| Democratic | Belle Starr Sandwith | 51,237 | 34.0 | |
| Republican | Kelly Tanner | 17,577 | 11.6 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Joshua Brown | 2,898 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 150,913 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 129,527 | 62.1 | |
| Democratic | Belle Starr Sandwith | 79,068 | 37.9 | |
| Total votes | 208,595 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 83,874 | 51.0% | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth L. Betancourt | 64,932 | 39.5% | |
| No party preference | PK "Paul" Dhanuka | 15,629 | 9.5% | |
| Total votes | 164,435 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Megan Dahle (incumbent) | 146,902 | 58.9% | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth L. Betancourt | 102,541 | 41.1% | |
| Total votes | 249,443 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2019 (special)
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Betancourt | 27,786 | 39.1 | |
| Republican | Megan Dahle | 25,669 | 36.2 | |
| Republican | Patrick Henry Jones | 12,298 | 17.3 | |
| Republican | Joe Turner | 3,943 | 5.6 | |
| Republican | Lane Rickard | 1,305 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 71,001 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Megan Dahle | 59,991 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Betancourt | 44,618 | 42.7 | |
| Total votes | 104,609 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Committees | Senator Megan Dahle".
- ^ "Senate Rules Committee, Pro Tem McGuire Appoint California Senators to State Boards and Commissions".
- ^ Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (November 6, 2019). "Republican Megan Dahle defeats Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt for Assembly District 1 seat". The Sacramento Bee. McClatchy. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Skropanic, Jessica. "Election results: Megan Dahle winning reelection in California 1st Assembly race". Record Searchlight. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Megan Dahle". Voter's Edge California Voter Guide. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "About Megan | california state assembly candidates 2020". www.votemegandahle.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024-primary/sov/92-state-senators-formatted.pdf
- ^ https://admin.cdn.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2024-general/sov/37-state-senator.pdf
- ^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
