# Megan Dahle

Megan Dahle is a Republican member of the California Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2019-11-12
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1509d608-4d2b-4ebc-be73-b4cd6c06b7c6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1509d608-4d2b-4ebc-be73-b4cd6c06b7c6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Dahle voted against the majority of California Senate Republicans 57 times; party unity 92.4%, the lowest of 39 in the California Senate (average 98.7%).

## What Dahle says (CA 2025–26 session)

103 classified statements: 103 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dahle | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 9.5% | 206 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 68.9% | 37.3% | 13 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.3% | 148 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 11.7% | 15.4% | 194 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 20% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Education 18% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 15% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Energy 14% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 303 donors and 826 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 87% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 92.4% (98.7%). 57 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted nay · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon · AB 1349 Consumer protection: ticket sellers. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1349/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 187 Employment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB187/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon · AB 2694 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2694/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB191 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 191 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB191/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese · AB 2059 California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2059/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen · AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1680/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 105. 65.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 35 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 156: Relative to National Stroke Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR156/
- SB 1389: The Political Reform Act of 1974: late filing of reports. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1389/
- SB 1343: Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1343/
- SB 1096: Personal income tax: senior tax credit: dependents: qualifying child. (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1096/
- SB 1102: Personal Income Tax Law: credit: nurses. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1102/
- SB 1086: Microschools and micro-education entities. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1086/
- SB 1064: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1064/
- SCR 121: Relative to the Purple Heart Community. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR121/
- SCR 119: Relative to the Gordon Lee Bordsen Memorial Highway. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR119/
- SCR 117: Relative to the John Hughes Memorial Bridge. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR117/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,600 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2113399260100362711
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2113032679063171543
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2112637035869839564
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2112640422258573702
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2112300850051948690
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2112307835472404747
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2110129800870592943
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2110132210301104148
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2109769384650756157
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle/status/2108355287556247667

## Links

- Official site: https://ad01.asmrc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.votemegandahle.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmMeganDahle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megandahleca
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voteMeganDahle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megan.dahle.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandahlesd1/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandahleca
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYBSsdusjKZEZ-TW4qD8ylg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1509d608-4d2b-4ebc-be73-b4cd6c06b7c6