Press Releases

Dr. Richard Pan Speaks Out Against Symbols of Hate and Murder on Display on Home in a Sacramento Neighborhood

February 26, 2015


SACRAMENTO – Dr. Richard Pan made the following statement in regards to the anti-Semitic display of swastikas at a house in the River Park area of the 6th Senate District:

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Senate Bill 277 Introduced to End California’s Vaccine Exemption Loophole

February 19, 2015

SACRAMENTO –Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and Senator representing Sacramento, Senator Ben Allen, the former Board President of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalaz who represents San Diego have introduced Senate Bill 277 to repeal the personal belief exemption that currently allows parents to opt their child out of vaccines in our schools. 

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Senators Richard Pan and Ben Allen to Introduce Legislation to End California’s Vaccine Exemption Loophole

Legislation will also notify parents of their child's school immunization rates

February 4, 2015

SACRAMENTO –Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and Senator representing Sacramento and Senator Ben Allen, the former Board President of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will introduce legislation that will repeal the personal belief exemption that currently allows parents to effectively opt their child out of vaccines in our schools. 

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Dr. Richard Pan’s 2013 Legislation Leads to More Vaccinated Children in Schools; Announces Bill to Further Empower Parents with Immunization Facts

January 27, 2015

SACRAMENTO –Following the release of statewide statistics showing that a 2013 law by Dr. Richard Pan has led to a dramatic 20 percent decrease in parents opting out of vaccinating their kindergarteners, reversing a decade-long trend, he has announced plans to introduce a bill to notify parents of their child’s school vaccination rates. 

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Dr. Richard Pan Makes History as Sacramento’s First Asian American Representative to the State Senate

December 1 is first day of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session

December 1, 2014

Sacramento – Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and small business owner, who continues to practice medicine at a community clinic in Oak Park while serving the people of the Sacramento region in the State Assembly since 2010, was joined by his family today as he was sworn in as the State Senator representing the 6th District, including the cities of Sacramento, Elk Grove, and West Sacramento and parts of Sacramento County.  

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