Darshana Patel
Darshana Patel | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 76th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Maienschein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Occidental College (BA) University of California, Irvine (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Characterization of membrane binding properties of annexins (1997) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biophysics |
Darshana Ramesh Patel (born 1974) is an American scientist and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 76th district since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as President of the Poway Unified School District and as a commissioner of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.