Indian-American girl analysis scientist to run for California State Assembly

Indian-American Darshana Patel introduced her bid to run for the California State Assembly District 76. The 48-year-old is looking for the North County seat that can be vacated after 2024.

Washington,UPDATED: Feb 27, 2023 22:37 IST

File picture of Darshana Patel.

By Press Trust of India: Indian-American girl analysis scientist, Darshana Patel, has introduced her bid to run for the California State Assembly District 76 in 2024.

Patel, 48, is looking for the North County seat that can be vacated after 2024 by Brian Maienschein, who’s termed out.

“As the daughter of immigrants who struggled to realise the American Dream, I know the challenges that families can face during hard times,” Patel, a neighborhood chief and a Democrat, was quoted as saying by the Times of San Diego.

“I am running for State Assembly because I want to make sure that every person has the opportunity to succeed and thrive, and because I can use my experience as a scientist, elected school board member, and civic leader to make a difference in their lives,” Patel, who moved to California when she was a teen, added.

Patel was elected to the Poway Unified board when the district was struggling due to monetary mismanagement and prison embezzlement and helped to revive fiscal accountability. She was reelected in 2020.

In addition to her work on the college board, Patel serves on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and as president of the San Diego County School Boards Association.

She has beforehand held govt positions on the Rancho Penasquitos Planning Board, Rancho Penasquitos Town Council, Park Village Elementary School PTA and Education Foundation Board.

Patel, her husband, and their three daughters dwell in San Diego.

She has accomplished a BA in Biochemistry at Occidental College and a PhD in Biophysics from the University of California, Irvine.

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Feb 27, 2023