Darshana Patel
DemocraticIncumbent
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- State Assembly Member, District 76
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- State Assemblymember, 76th District; former biotech scientist
Darshana Patel is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 76 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of San Diego County.
Darshana Patel was elected to the California Assembly in 2024 after serving on the Poway Unified School Board, including as president. She worked in oncology research at Genentech as a postdoctoral scientist and project manager.
Patel's committees
- Budget
- Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
- Education (Chair)
- Health
- Higher Education
- Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance
- Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology
- Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs
- Select Committee on Latina Inequities
- Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
- Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility (Chair)
- Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California
- Rules
Sources for Patel
- Darshana Patel: official member information (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
- California State Legislature: current member roster (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
- Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
- Darshana Patel: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
- Darshana Patel (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))