Darshana Patel
$172,177
total money tracked
Connected Interests
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CNA PAC)
$28,300
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $28,300.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOC PAC (CAD PAC) - SCC
$16,900
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): California Dental Assoc PAC (CAD PAC) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $16,900.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS ASSN OF AMERICA PAC
$15,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): PhRMA PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $15,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
GENENTECH INC.
$14,800
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Genentech Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $14,800.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
California Medical Association (SCC)
$12,500
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): CalPAC - California Medical Association (SCC) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $12,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC)
$11,800
TIER-1 COI donor (real_estate): California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $11,800.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee
$10,900
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $10,900.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$9,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Eli Lilly PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $9,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
ABBVIE PAC
$8,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): AbbVie PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $8,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
California Permanente Medical Groups PAC (Kaiser)
$6,000
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): California Permanente Medical Groups PAC (Kaiser) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $6,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
CA Primary Care Association Advocates PAC
$5,000
TIER-1 COI donor (healthcare): CA Primary Care Association Advocates PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $5,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.
$4,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $4,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
CA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN (CBIA-PAC)
$3,500
TIER-1 COI donor (real_estate): CA Building Industry Assn (CBIA-PAC) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $3,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$3,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $3,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
$3,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Gilead Sciences, Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $3,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
$3,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $3,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
PFIZER INC.
$3,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Pfizer Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $3,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Novartis Services Inc.
$2,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Novartis Services Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $2,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Johnson & Johnson (corp)
$2,000
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Johnson & Johnson (corp) -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $2,000.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Sanofi US Services, Inc.
$1,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Sanofi US Services, Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $1,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$1,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $1,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $1,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Amgen Inc. State PAC
$1,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): Amgen Inc. State PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $1,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
GlaxoSmithKline LLC PAC
$1,500
TIER-1 COI donor (biotech_pharma): GlaxoSmithKline LLC PAC -> Patel for Assembly 2024/2026, $1,500.00 total. Falsifies R1 self-claim of no corporate PAC / no real estate -- see lane summary.
Asian Business Association
$350
Asian Business Association SD provided $350 meal gift to Patel on 2024-10-18. Largest of her 5 disclosed personal gifts in 2024.
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
$321
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians (tribal gaming) provided $320.94 meal gift to Patel on 2024-08-16. Tribal-gaming source — note: Viejas active in CA campaign giving.
California Issues Forum
$159
California Issues Forum provided $159 meal gift to Patel on 2024-12-16.
National Security Contractors Association
$95
National Security Contractors Association provided $95 gala-ticket gift to Patel on 2024-01-12. Defense-contractor trade association.
UC San Diego Foundation
$52
UC San Diego provided $51.75 branded scarf gift to Patel on 2024-08-07.
BENJAMIN HADDAD
Benjamin Haddad (California Strategies & Advocacy, LLC) lobbied Baku Patel
GENENTECH INC.
Patel worked at Genentech 2002-2010 (8 years). Roles: Postdoc in Department of Protein Engineering, then Project Manager in Department of Translational Oncology. Research focus: antibody-drug conjugates for cancer therapy.
Poway Unified School District
Trustee on Poway Unified School District Board of Education 2016-2024 (8 years). Top vote-getter in 2016 (9 candidates at-large), reelected 2020 by +22pt margin. Served as Vice-President (2017+) and Board President during COVID-19. Drove 70+ FCMAT special-ed governance recommendations.
Jagadish Nayak
Spouse of Patel. Engineer at a startup; specific employer pending round 2 lookup (potential vendor/COI risk if his employer falls under her committees' jurisdiction).
California Democratic Party
California Democratic Party endorsed Patel for AD-76 in 2024 cycle (post-primary, after Bruce-Lane led the primary 49-34).
California Federation of Teachers, AFT
California Federation of Teachers (CFT) endorsed Patel for AD-76 in 2024 cycle (per Progressive Voters Guide). Note: CTA — California Teachers Association — was NOT named, possibly reflecting Patel's charter-school history from her Poway USD tenure.
California Nurses Association
California Nurses Association endorsed Patel for AD-76 in 2024 cycle (per Progressive Voters Guide).
Poway Federation of Teachers
PFT (AFT/CFT affiliate) endorsed Patel's 2016 and 2020 PUSD trustee runs. Local labor backing predates Patel's 2024 CFT statewide endorsement for Assembly.
Poway School Employees Association (PSEA)
PSEA (classified staff union) endorsed Patel's 2016 and 2020 PUSD trustee runs.
Coalition for Effective School Board Leadership
Local PAC endorsed Patel 2016 + 2020 PUSD races. This same coalition is part of the PUSD "reform" governance bloc post-Collins.
Aarvik Therapeutics
Patel disclosed cash investment in Aarvik Therapeutics (biotech research start-up) on Form 700 Annual 2025 Schedule A-1. Fair market value bracket: $2,000-$10,000. Acquired during 2025. CONTEXTUAL FLAG: Patel sits on Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology while holding biotech start-up cash position — narrow biotech-COI vector even though Aarvik is not Genentech/Roche-related.
Palomar Health
Patel co-introduced AB-356 (with Boerner) directly affecting Palomar Health Care District — establishes DHCAI working group to study healthcare provision in northern San Diego County; working group must include Palomar Health Care District representative. This is the legislative response to the R1-flagged Palomar/Mesa Rock Healthcare Management privatization concerns. Status: Senate Local Government (amended 6/26/25), report due 6/1/2026.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP lobbied Baku Patel re: Seeking clarification of new Housing Commission rules regarding ability to provide affordable housin
Elizabeth J. Wilgenburg
Elizabeth J. Wilgenburg (Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP) lobbied Baku Patel
California Strategies & Advocacy, LLC
California Strategies & Advocacy, LLC lobbied Baku Patel re: Development and approval of land use regulations regarding short-term rentals within the city of San
Patel for Assembly 2026
Darshana Patel controls Patel for Assembly 2026 (FPPC #1476942), her candidate-controlled campaign committee. Continues from 2024 cycle into 2026.