Richard Pan

Who is Richard Pan?

Richard Pan is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 9th district, encompassing parts of Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. Pan is Vice-Chair of the California Assembly Veteran's Affairs Committee and serves on the committees on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, and Accountability and Administrative Review. He also is Chair of the Select Committee on Healthcare Workforce and Access to Care. He continues to practice at the The EFFORT Oak Park Community Clinic, where he established the pediatric clinic while at UC Davis Children's Hospital.

Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a pediatrician and professor at the UC Davis Children's Hospital, where he led the pediatric residency program. Pan founded Communities and Health Professionals Together, a nationally recognized program that partners resident physicians with community associations to improve community health. In 2005, CPT received the Community Campus Partnerships for Health Award and in 2008, Pan received the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning for his work on CHPT.