State · State Assembly
Darsh Patel
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 76 · Party: Democratic
4176 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's Assembly, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on ACR 40 (Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 466 (Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 240 (Community colleges: study: Counties of Amador, Alpine, Mariposa, Modoc, and Sierra.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Assemblymember
- District
- Assembly District 76
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No issues page found
Darsh Patel's website (a76.asmdc.org ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 9, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows Darsh Patel's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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ACR 40
Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.
Be adopted. To third reading.
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AB 466
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 240
Community colleges: study: Counties of Amador, Alpine, Mariposa, Modoc, and Sierra.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 556
Public postsecondary education: waiver of campus-based fees: veterans.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
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AB 323
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 88
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 363
Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: eligibility and services.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 313
Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 530
California State University: fiscal transparency.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 648
Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 335
The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 402
Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program and the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 90
Public postsecondary education: overnight student parking.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 243
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 326
California State University: audits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 681
California DREAM Loan Program: limits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 281
Comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education: outside consultants.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 228
Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 322
Precise geolocation information.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 86
Instructional materials: health education.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 279
School libraries: model library standards.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 347
Pupil instruction: animal dissection.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 65
School and community college employees: paid disability and parental leave.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education]
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ACR 2
United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Be adopted. To third reading.
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Darsh Patel controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$1,994,557
Spent $1,128,593
Totals
- Raised$1,994,557
- Spent$1,128,593
- From individuals (itemized)$134,566 7%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$154,800
- Health care$107,616
- Pharmaceuticals and medical products$85,050
- Technology and telecommunications$73,200
- Education$60,476
- Finance, insurance and banking$44,300
- Tribal governments$41,900
- Issue and advocacy groups$37,515
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 49% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
- SINGLETON SCHREIBER LLP$3,051
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$1,040
- LAW OFFICE OF AMY MARTEL$850
- HITZKE DEVELOPMENT CORP$700
- US NAVY$700
- AARVIK THERAPEUTICS$451
- SAN DIEGO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE$400
- BROADCOM$350
- NANDA MEHTA$336
- POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT$335
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $47,065 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters$23,600
- California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee$19,700
- Association of California School Administrators Political Action Committee$17,700
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund$17,700
- California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC)$11,800
- Caloza for Assembly 2026$11,800
- Catherine Stefani for Assembly 2026$11,800
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly 2026$11,800
- Chris Rogers for Assembly 2026$11,800
- Cottie Petrie-Norris for Assembly 2026$11,800
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Darsh Patel's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $40,250
- Coalition for Patient Access and Innovation, sponsored by California Life Sciences$29,558
- Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$9,667
- San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89$1,025
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Darsh Patel by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (2)
The committees Darsh Patel controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Patel for Assembly 2024
- Jan 1, 2025 to Feb 21, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$798,812 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$2,092,177 received
- Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024$1,516,583 received
Patel for Assembly 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$428,673 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$170,264 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$198,295 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$193,772 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 2, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Dec 4, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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Issues
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