Megan Dahle

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Megan Dahle
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Member of the California State Assembly
from the 1st district
Assumed office
November 12, 2019
Preceded byBrian Dahle
Personal details
Born
Megan Elizabeth Ray

(1975-07-29) July 29, 1975 (age 46)
Fall River Mills, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Brian Dahle
Children3
ResidenceBieber, California, U.S.
Professionfarmer

Megan Dahle (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 parts of Northern California and the Sierra Nevada region.

Career[]

Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, Dahle served on the Big Valley Joint Unified School Board. The Dahles owned a wheat farm and Megan Dahle previously owned a nursery in Bieber.[1]

In 2019, after her husband Brian resigned from the California State Assembly to serve in the California Senate, a special election was held to fill the seat. Dahle won the election, defeating Democratic farmer Elizabeth Betancourt.[2]

Personal life[]

Dahle and her husband have three children.[3]

Elections[]

2019 (special)[]

California State Assembly District 1 special election, 2019
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

2020[]

2020 California State Assembly election
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

References[]

  1. ^ https://cavotes.org, Maplight & LWVCEF, http://maplight org &. "Megan Dahle". Voter's Edge California Voter Guide. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "About Megan | california state assembly candidates 2020". www.votemegandahle.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

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