Candidate · State Assembly, District 76
Darshana Patel
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Current office
- Assemblymember, District 76 (sworn in December 2024)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember; research scientist
Background
- Holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Occidental College and a doctorate in biophysics from UC Irvine (per campaign site, as summarized by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
- Worked as a research scientist in biotechnology (per campaign site, as summarized by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
- Elected to the Poway Unified School District board in 2016 and reelected in 2020 (per campaign site, as summarized by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
- Took the oath of office as 76th District Assemblymember in December 2024. source: a76.asmdc.org
- Chairs the Assembly Education Committee (per campaign site, as summarized by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
- Received 55.8 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
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