California’s 6th Congressional District State Of The Race
“In Kiley’s new race, his top rival is Dr. Richard Pan of Sacramento, a former state senator”
With MAGA incumbent Congressman Kevin Kiley’s announcement that he will run in California’s 6th District, both national media and Kiley himself acknowledge that the 6th is now a two horse race between Dr. Richard Pan and Kiley.
Multiple Polls Show Dr. Pan As The Clear Democratic Frontrunner
As Politico reported this week, “Pan is leading Democrats in another private poll, this one from one of his 6th Congressional District Campaign Rivals” due to Dr. Pan’s record of defeating RFK Jr. and MAGA to expand health care access, leading Time Magazine to call Dr. Pan a “Public Health Hero.”
Polling from Normington Petts on behalf of a Democratic primary opponent conducted in February, shows Dr. Pan leading the Democratic field in the initial horse race by +4%, post positive messaging by +9%, and post imbalanced negative messaging against him.
Polling from Hart Research on behalf of 314 Action and Dr. Richard Pan shows Dr. Pan leading the Democratic field on the initial ballot +18%, and informed ballot.
Leading The Field In Primary Dollars Raised
Since announcing his campaign in October 2025, Dr. Pan has led the field in primary election dollars raised in FEC 4th quarter filing.
$303,976.12 - Dr. Richard Pan, Primary Dollars raised in Q4 2025
$293,199.35 - Ho, Primary Dollars raised in Q4 2025
$152,773.19 - Tomlinson, Primary Dollars raised in Q4 2025
Unmatched Endorsements
Dr. Pan has built a broad coalition of support, touting endorsements from national organizations; 314 Action, SEIU, AFSCME, Equality California, American Academy of Pediatrics, CA, Healthcare for Action, Congressional Leaders Judy Chu, Dave Min, Kevin Mullin, Luz Rivas, California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, and dozens of local leaders and elected officials.
Dr. Richard Pan leads the CA-06 Democratic Primary in every metric and statistical category and is the best positioned candidate to defeat Kevin Kiley in the fall.
