314 Action Fund Endorses Dr. Richard Pan for California’s 6th District as a Guardian of Public Health

November 19, 2025

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today 314 Action Fund, the nation’s only organization dedicated to recruiting, training, and electing scientists and doctors endorsed Dr. Richard Pan for California’s 6th Congressional District. As a pediatrician, Dr. Pan is a Guardian of Public Health candidate. He’s answering the call to serve his community as 314 Action works to elect 100 new doctors, nurses and health care professionals to office by 2030. 

“Dr. Richard Pan has the expertise, knowledge, and experience needed to stand up to Trump and Republicans in Congress,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “Not only has Dr. Pan delivered real results for California families, but he’s taken on RFK Jr. twice after preventable disease outbreaks. There’s no one better equipped to meet this moment than Dr. Pan. As a Guardian of Public Health, he will deliver real results as he works to better the lives of everyone in the district. We’re proud to endorse Dr. Pan and look forward to supporting his campaign.” 

“As a pediatrician, I devoted my life to ensuring that we keep our children safe and healthy,” said Dr. Richard Pan. “As a California state legislator, we reduced the number of uninsured by almost two thirds. In Washington, we need leaders who will fight to lower health care costs, not make it more expensive. I’ve proven it’s possible and I’m ready to take the fight to Washington with 314 Action.”

Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician, UC Davis professor and former California legislator. He earned his BA in Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University, MD at the University of Pittsburgh, and MPH at Harvard University and currently teaches health policy at UC Davis. In the legislature, Dr. Pan chaired the Committee on Health and led the state’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act. He also reduced the uninsured rate by two-thirds and authored California’s landmark vaccination laws.

314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train and elect Democratic scientists across all levels of government—from the Senate down to local school boards. The organization is powered by a grassroots community of over six million people supporting scientists and health care professionals who will use science and facts to address the most urgent issues facing our generation.

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