Darshana Patel's Biography
- State Assembly (CA) - District 76, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
1021 O Street, Suite 5140
Sacramento, CA 95814
Post Office Box 942849
San Diego, CA 92128
12396 World Trade Drive, Suite 118
San Diego, CA 92128
Full Name:
Darshana R. Patel
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, PA
Home City:
Rancho Penasquitos, CA
Certificate, Project Management, University of California, Berkeley, 2008-2010
PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, 1997-2002
BA, Biochemistry, Occidental College, 1992-1996
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 76, 2024-present
Candidate, California State Assembly, District 76, 2024
Member, Budget Committee
Member, Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Health Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Rules
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology
Member, Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Member, Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
Chair, Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility
Member, Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California
No caucus information on file.
California Commissioner for Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs, California State Senate, 2022-present
Board Member, Rancho Penasquitos Planning Board, District 10, 2016-2020
Executive Vice President, Park Village Elementary Educational Foundation, 2016-2017
Education Chair, Rancho Penasquitos Town Council, 2015-2016
Member, Rancho Penasquitos Town Council, 2011-2014
Postdoctoral Student and Project Manager, Genentech, 2002-2010
Graduate Student, University of California, Irvine, 1997-2002
Pre-Intramural Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 1996-1997
Intern, Monsanto, 1996
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Occidental College, 1993-1996
President, San Diego County School Boards Association, 2020-present
Board of Education Trustee and Board President, Poway Unified School District, 2016-present
Police Captain's Advisory Committee, San Diego Police Department Northeastern Station, 2015-present
Free Agent, Nayak Family, 2010-present
Board Advisor, Park Village Elementary Educational Foundation, 2017-2021
Parliamentarian, Park Village Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, 2020-2021
Vice President Legislation Advocacy, Park Village Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, 2014-2016
Web and Print Chair, Rancho Penasquitos Town Council, 2015-2016