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Darshana Patel

Democratic

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patelforassembly.com
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-2024 Democratic AD-76 113242 Win
11-03-2026 Democratic AD-76 0
Website: a76.asmdc.org
 

Candidate Biography:

Darshana R. Patel, Ph.D.
Married: Jagadish Nayak
Children: Three daughters

2017-2024: Member, Poway Unified School District Board
2020s: President, San Diego County School Boards Association
2022-2024: Member, California Commission on Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs

  • Biographic Note: Patel is the first Hindu woman to serve in the California legislature (since 2024)
  • LEGISLATION: Author (with David Alvarez) of AB 181 (Chapter X, Stats of 2026) which shifted the administration of the California Department of Education from the Superintendent of Public Instruction to a newly established "Education Commissioner" to be appointed by the Governor.

 
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