Candidate · November 3, 2026
Richard Pan
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 6th District
- 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.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 6th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Under 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, |
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§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,
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,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedrpanforcongress.com1,
2 - Campaign websitedrpanforcongress.com5,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/RichardPanMD5
- Instagraminstagram.com/DrPanMD5
- X (Twitter)x.com/DrPanMD5
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/drpanmd.bsky.social5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@DrPanForCongress5
§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,
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
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
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
- Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
- Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
- Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers
His campaign website says he would work for a ban on assault weapons and to keep weapons of war out of communities.5
- Ban the sale of these rifles
- Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
- No bans or added limits on these rifles
Immigration
His campaign website says he will fight for a path to citizenship for immigrants.5
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
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
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says that in Congress he will work to codify Roe v. Wade.5
- Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
- Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
- Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
- Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
- Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
His campaign website says that in Congress he will work to write the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.5
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
§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
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
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| 314 Action Fund | $1,607,690 | — |
| Center Forward Initiative Inc (CFI) | — | $248,470 |
| Health Care Saves Lives | $152,191 | — |
| INDEPENDENT PAC | — | $150,000 |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | $101,984 | — |
| COMMON SENSE FOR CALIFORNIA | — | $99,629 |
| Rolling Sea Action Fund | — | $50,000 |
| SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) | $48,833 | — |
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.
- Amended financial disclosure report9filed Aug 12, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report10filed Aug 12, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed Nov 13, 2025