Brian Dahle

Brian Dahle REPRepublican

State Senator, District 1

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Brian DahleREPRepublican State Senator, District 1
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Brian Dwain Dahle (born September 20, 1965) is an American politician and farmer who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Dahle served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district from 2012 to 2019, and as Assembly minority leader from 2017 to 2018. Before his election to the state legislature, Dahle served on the Lassen County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2012. On June 4, 2019, Dahle won a special election to fill the State Senate seat vacated by Ted Gaines, who resigned after his election to the California State Board of Equalization. After Dahle joined the State Senate, his wife Megan Dahle was elected to his vacated Assembly seat. Dahle was the Republican nominee for Governor of California in 2022. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Gavin Newsom.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Big Valley High School
Graduated
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
California State Senate
2019 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2012 - 2019
Minority Floor Leader
California State Assembly
2018 - 2019
Minority Leader
California State Assembly
2017
Member, Board of Supervisors
Lassen County
1996 - 2012
Owner
Big Valley Seed
Current
Owner
Big Valley Nursery
Current
Other Experience1 - 33 of 33
Board Member
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Current
Board Member
Regional Council of Rural Counties
Current
Chair
California Housing & Finance Corporation
Current
Chair
National Housing & Finance Corporation
Current
Chair
Energy Environment Land Use Committee, National Association of Counties (NACO)
Current
Former Chair
Regional Council of Rural Counties
Former Chairman
Rural County Representatives of California
Former President
Western Interstate Region, National Association of Counties (NACO)
Co-Chair
Legislative Outdoor Sporting Caucus
Current
Member
Assembly Republican Caucus
Current
Secretary
Legislative Rural Caucus
Current
Former Member
Expanding Access to California's Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Coastal Protection Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Insurance Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Craft Brewing and Distilling, California State Assembly
Former Member
Business and Professions Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
California's Clean Energy Economy Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Digital Divide in Rural California Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Wine, California State Assembly
Former Member
California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Civic Engagement Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Economic Development and Investment in Rural California Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Waste Reduction and Recycling in the 21st Century California Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Women in the Workplace Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, California State Assembly
Former Member
Regional Approaches to Addressing the State's Water Crisis Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee 1 on Education, California State Senate
Former Member
Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Committee, California State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California State Assembly
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