Senate District 1
NO RECOMMENDATION
*Current Assemblymember – Grade F
Political Party:
Republican
Ballot Designation:
Farmer / Businesswoman / Mother
Law Enforcement Contributions:
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC PAC)
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County PAC
Background:
Assemblymember Dahle is currently in the State Assembly, and is running to fill the Senate District 1 seat that will soon be vacated by her termed-out husband, Senator Brian Dahle. She is a small business owner and farmer, and served for one term on the Big Valley Joint Unified School Board.
Public Safety Platform:
According to Assemblymember Dahle’s campaign website: “Crime is increasing and I’m fighting back. In the Assembly, I led efforts to crack down on sexual predators, co-authored a new law to toughen penalties for human trafficking and have backed efforts to prevent more smash and grab robberies that have made shopping more difficult.” Assemblymember Dahle also highlights her support for ACA 12, a bill that failed but would have placed an initiative on the ballot that would “make it easier for district attorneys to prosecute fentanyl dealers for homicide if the illegal drugs they sell kill an innocent person.” Furthermore, as Senator, Dahle promises to “vote to get rid of the laws which let dangerous felons out of jail early, and which have decreased penalties for drug and property crime.”
As a member of the Assembly, she consistently has voted against good justice reform bills and authored and supported legislation that would increase criminal penalties. For these reasons, she received an F grade in our Legislative Scorecard both in 2023 and 2024.
Furthermore, Dahle has endorsed Proposition 36, a measure that will appear on the November 2024 General Election ballot that would bring back felony charges for drug possession, create new enhancements for retail theft, and gut major components of Proposition 47. It is being led by district attorneys, police and prison associations, and big corporations like Walmart and Home Depot.
Due to her poor voting record and the expressed tough on crime views of her opponent, IJ Action has no recommendation in the SD 1 race.
Website:
Political Party:
Republican
Ballot Designation:
Entrepreneur
Law Enforcement Contributions: None as of 8/23/24
Background:
Fennell is an entrepreneur with a background in the tech and music industries. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 2022.
Public Safety Platform:
Fennell does not have a written platform for his Senate race, but in his 2022 race for Lt. Governor, his website outlined his priorities to address the “crime wave” of retail thefts and burglaries and “white collar crime” in Silicon Valley.
He is also critical of Prop 47, falsely stating that under Prop 47, theft under $950 is “not even a slap on the wrist.” He further inaccurately claims that “police are no longer taking reports for property and white collar crime the statistics falsely show that crime in California is going down but the reality is the crime is on the rise” and then states “crime is not just being reported by police, but you can see the videos on YouTube.”
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