Brian Dwain Dahle (born September 20, 1965) is an American politician serving in the California State Senate for the 1st district since 2019.[2] A member of the Republican Party, Dahle served as minority leader of the California State Assembly while representing the 1st Assembly district. Before his election to the state legislature, Dahle was a farmer and Lassen County Supervisor.[3]
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 Board of Equalization.[4] After Dahle joined the State Senate, his wife Megan Dahle was elected to his vacated Assembly seat. Dahle is the Republican nominee for governor of California in the 2022 election.