Megan Dahle Explained
| Megan Dahle |
| State Assembly: | California |
| District: | 1st |
| Term Start: | November 12, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Brian Dahle |
| Birth Name: | Megan Elizabeth Ray |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Fall River Mills, California, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Bieber, California, U.S. |
| Profession: | Farmer |
Megan Elizabeth Dahle (Ray; born July 29, 1975) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A Republican, she represents the 1st State Assembly district, which encompasses all or part of 9 counties in the northeastern corner of California, from Lake Tahoe to the Oregon border, including the northern Sierra Nevada region.
Career
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.[1]
California State Assembly
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.[2] She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022.[3]
Committee memberships[4]
- Education - Vice-Chair
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife - Vice-Chair
- Appropriations
- Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials
- Governmental Organization
- Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs
- Select Committee on Coastal Protection and Access to Natural Resources
- Select Committee on Community and Law Enforcement Relations and Responsibilities
- Select Committee on Cybersecurity
- Select Committee on Ensuring Systemic Equity Post-COVID-19
- Select Committee on Food Systems
- Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California
- Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector
- Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Select Committee on Technology and the Future of California’s Agricultural Workforce
- Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General
- Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Health
Personal life
Dahle and her husband have three children.[5]
Elections
2022
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Megan Dahle. 2021-02-27. Voter's Edge California Voter Guide. en.
- Web site: Republican Megan Dahle defeats Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt for Assembly District 1 seat. Yoon-Hendricks. Alexandra. November 6, 2019. The Sacramento Bee. McClatchy. January 8, 2020.
- Web site: Skropanic . Jessica . Election results: Megan Dahle winning reelection in California 1st Assembly race . 2023-01-05 . Record Searchlight . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-11-12 . Committees - AD01 . 2023-01-05 . en-US.
- Web site: About Megan california state assembly candidates 2020. 2020-06-03. www.votemegandahle.com. en.
