Candidate · November 3, 2026

Richard Pan

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 6th District

DemocraticChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.5M
cash on hand
$208K
issues with public statements
12
outside spending for or against
$2.5M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 6th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusChallenger
How it's decidedUnder California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,3
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Richard Pan earned a medical degree and a master's degree in public health and led the pediatric residency program at UC Davis.4 He founded Communities and Physicians Together, a program pairing pediatricians with local neighborhoods, and co-founded Healthy Kids Healthy Future, which his campaign website says secured health, dental and vision coverage for more than 65,000 children in the Sacramento region.4 He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2010 and to the California State Senate in 2014.4 His campaign website describes him as a small business owner.4,5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running for Congress to oppose what it describes as attacks on health care and science by President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and to make food, housing, education and health care more affordable.4,5

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§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Health Care

His campaign website says he would work to stop President Trump from weakening the Affordable Care Act, protect Medicare, stop insurance companies from denying care that doctors prescribe, and lower prescription drug costs.5

His campaign website says he would work to have science and facts guide federal policy on vaccination and public health, roll back the health policies of President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and protect children from preventable diseases such as measles and polio.4,5

His campaign website lists among his accomplishments authoring state legislation to raise school vaccination rates in response to the 2015 Disneyland measles outbreak.4,5

Economy, Jobs and Trade

His campaign website says he would work to end President Trump's tariffs, which it says are raising prices for Californians.5

  1. Lower or remove most tariffs
  2. Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
  3. Broad tariffs on most imports
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he would reduce unnecessary red tape for small businesses, expand their access to affordable capital, and support workforce training and apprenticeship programs.5

Education

His campaign website says he would prioritize relief for people with educational debt.5

Guns

His campaign website says that in Congress he would work to require universal background checks for gun sales.5

  1. Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
  2. Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
  3. Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he would work for a ban on assault weapons and to keep weapons of war out of communities.5

  1. Ban the sale of these rifles
  2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
  3. No bans or added limits on these rifles
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

His campaign website says he will fight for a path to citizenship for immigrants.5

  1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
  2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
  3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
  4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says ICE should be overhauled and replaced with an agency that enforces the law fairly, does not separate families and protects people's constitutional rights.5

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

His campaign website says that in Congress he will work to codify Roe v. Wade.5

  1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
  2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
  3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
  4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
  5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says that in Congress he will work to write the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.5

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7

Raised$2,548,242
Spent$2,340,306
Cash on hand$207,936
Debts owed by the campaign$55,812

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.8M · 69%
PACs and other political committees$620K · 24%
Political party committees$1,704 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$161K · 6%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$2,357 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,948,464 supporting and $548,099 opposing Richard Pan this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.8

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§5Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.