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District 1, El Dorado

Time in office

Assembly: 2012-2019

Senate: 2019—Present

Background

Farmer/County Supervisor

Campaign contributions

Senator Brian Dahle has taken at least $536,000 from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 11% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 7230, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4001

District office(s)

1320 Yuba Street, Suite 102, Redding, CA 96001; (530) 224-7001

11230 Gold Express Drive, Suite 304, Gold River, CA 95670; (916) 464-4201

11310 McCourtney Road, Unit E2/E3, Grass Valley, CA 95949; (530) 271-1022

Biographical information

Birth Place

Redding, CA

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

Bieber, CA

Gender

Male

Born

September 20, 1965

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Right relative to colleagues in the state Senate last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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This is how much money Brian Dahle has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$536,193 $536k	11%
Agriculture	$504,719 $504k	10%
Labor	$462,850 $462k	10%
Candidate Contributions	$443,419 $443k	9%
Health	$367,686 $367k	8%
Energy & Natural Resources	$351,100 $351k	7%
General Business	$344,916 $344k	7%
Communications & Electronics	$211,948 $211k	4%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$204,713 $204k	4%
Transportation	$136,490 $136k	3%
Construction	$109,750 $109k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$59,979 $59k	1%
Unitemized Contributions	$24,358 $24k	<1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$23,025 $23k	<1%
Defense	$3,000 $3k	<1%
Party	$1,125 $1k	<1%
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.

Committees this legislator serves on

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Banking and Financial Institutions

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Bills related to financial institutions, secured and unsecured lending and servicing, and corporations.

Budget and Fiscal Review

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Oversees Senate consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees

Education

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Bills relating to K12 education and higher education.

Energy, Utilities and Communications (Vice Chair)

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Bills relating to utilities, energy companies, alternative energy development and conservation, and communications development and technology.

Environmental Quality

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Bills relating to environmental quality, air quality, water quality, climate change, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), waste management, pesticides, and hazardous materials.

Transportation

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Bills relating to vehicles, aircraft, and vessels; to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles; to waterways, harbors, highways, public transportation systems, and airports.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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100%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

13%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

41%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

88%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Senate District 1 demographics

Safe Republican district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

30%

46%

GOP

42%

24%

No party

20%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

12%

39%

White

77%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$73,813

$75,235

Median age

44.4

36.5

Poverty rate

10%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Brian Dahle (Incumbent)

Republican

59.7%

Pamela Dawn Swartz

Democratic

40.3%

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Brian Dahle

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Banking and Financial Institutions

Budget and Fiscal Review

Education

Energy, Utilities and Communications (Vice Chair)

Environmental Quality

Transportation

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 1 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

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Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Brian Dahle

Time in office

Background

Campaign contributions

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Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Banking and Financial Institutions

Budget and Fiscal Review

Education

Energy, Utilities and Communications (Vice Chair)

Environmental Quality

Transportation

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 1 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

In California for years, but still can't qualify for in-state tuition

California's progressive laws take a tumble in the courts

Where's Trump? A campaign fixture in some states, his name is nearly absent in California

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