Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Brian Dahle
Senate Republican
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 $566,000 from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 8% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
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
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Brian Dahle has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$566,168 $566k | 8% | |
$563,199 $563k | 8% | |
$467,760 $467k | 6% | |
$449,689 $449k | 6% | |
$385,721 $385k | 5% | |
$367,205 $367k | 5% | |
$352,726 $352k | 5% | |
$217,728 $217k | 3% | |
$212,003 $212k | 3% | |
$201,300 $201k | 3% | |
$144,550 $144k | 2% | |
$138,684 $138k | 2% | |
$67,591 $67k | <1% | |
$37,025 $37k | <1% | |
$4,470 $4k | <1% | |
$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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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 1 demographics

Safe Republican district
Next election: 2024
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2020 General
R
|
Brian Dahle (Incumbent)
Republican
|
59.7% | |
D
|
Pamela Dawn Swartz
Democratic
|
40.3% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Newsom campaigned on building 3.5 million homes. He hasn't gotten even close
By Manuela Tobias, October 31, 2022
Cracking down on wage theft
By Ben Christopher, October 24, 2022
In big California campaigns, no room for debate
By Ben Christopher, September 14, 2022