Richard Pan

Richard Pan DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Richard PanDEMDemocrat American politician
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Richard Juien-Dah Pan (born October 28, 1965) is an American Democratic politician and physician who served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2022, representing the 6th Senate district, which encompassed parts of Sacramento and Yolo counties. He is also a practicing pediatrician. Pan was Chair of the California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2014, he was a member of the California State Assembly representing the 5th Assembly District, and after the 2010 redistricting, the 9th Assembly District.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pittsburgh
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Senator
California State Senate
2014 - 2022
Professor of Pediatrics
California Northstate University
2016
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2010 - 2014
Associate Professor
University of California, Davis
Pediatrician
WellSpace Health
2011 - Current
President
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
2001 - 2005
Dyson Child Advocacy and Primary Care Research Fellow
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
1994 - 1998
Resident and Chief Resident in Pediatrics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Former Associate Professor
Pediatrics, University of California, Davis
Physician
University of California Davis Children's Hospital
Other Experience1 - 40 of 40
Co-Founder, Board Chair
Healthy Kids Healthy Future Program
2005 - 2011
Member
Council on Medical Education, American Medical Association
2003 - 2011
Board Director
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
2004 - 2010
Trustee
California Medical Assocation
2009 - 2010
Board Member
Blood Source
2006 - 2009
Commissioner
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
2004 - 2009
Board Member
Sacramento First 5 Commission
Board Director
United Way California Capitol Region
2004 - Current
Trustee
Massachusettes Medical Society
1994 - 1995
Co-Founder
Sacramento Health Improvement Project
Delegate
American Academy of Pediatrics to the American Medical Association
District Vice-Chair
District IX (California), American Academy of Pediatrics
Founder
Communities and Health Professionals Together
Member
Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Member
United Way California Capitol Region
Member
Serve Elk Grove
Member
American Medical Assocation
Member
California Medical Assocation
Senior Fellow
American Leadership Forum Mountain Valley Chapter
Chair
California Asian Pacific Islanders Legislative Caucus, California State Senate
2010 - Current
Former Chair
Select Committee on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, California State Senate
Former Chair
Public Employment and Retirement Committee, California State Senate
Former Chair
Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services, California State Senate
Former Member
Elections and Redistricting Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Olive Oil Production and Emerging Products, California State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Invasive Species, California State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on California's Innovation, Technology and LIfe Sciences Economy, California State Senate
Former Member
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Children's Well-Being, California State Senate
Former Member
Passenger Rail Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Children with Special Needs Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Biliteracy and Dual Immersion Programs in California Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government, California State Senate
Former Member
Health Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Rules Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Student Success Committee, California State Senate
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