# Darsh Patel

Darsh Patel is a Democratic member of the California House for district 76.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 76
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/86218623-ea63-4b2a-ab5c-7694e3f4a18a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86218623-ea63-4b2a-ab5c-7694e3f4a18a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Patel reported $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Patel says (CA 2025–26 session)

61 classified statements: 61 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Patel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.6% | 10.4% | 624 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.6% | 39.2% | 337 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.4% | 14.4% | 298 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 12% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 608 donors and 277 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 37 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 352. 89.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 25 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 137: Relative to Diwali. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR137/
- ACR 198: Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR198/
- ACR 181: Relative to California Physical Education Week. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR181/
- AB 2431: Downcoding medical claims. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2431/
- AB 2687: Educational outcomes. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2687/
- AB 2555: English learners: reclassification. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2555/
- AB 2737: California Early Intervention Services Act. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2737/
- AB 2468: School accountability: pupils with disabilities: inclusion. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2468/
- AB 2343: Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2343/
- AB 2179: Workplace violence: restraining orders. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2179/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.9M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1905047166416200073
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1904579063777550437
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1904314640013860970
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1903612270875377854
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1903904439603474805
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1903164015586709733
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1902423506866098616
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1902481589994713545
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1902144155859742938
- 2025-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmDarshana, IAmDarshPatel/status/1901642179141066854

## Links

- Official site: https://a76.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://patelforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmDarshana
- X: https://x.com/IAmDarshPatel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmDarshana
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patelforassembly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AsmDarshana
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patelforassembly/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86218623-ea63-4b2a-ab5c-7694e3f4a18a