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District 6, Sacramento

Time in office

Assembly: 2010-2014

Senate: 2014—Present

Background

Pediatrician

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Capitol office

State Capitol, Room 5114, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4006

District office(s)

1020 N. Street, Room 576, Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 651-1529

2251 Florin Road, Suite 156, Sacramento, CA 95822; (916) 262-2904

Biographical information

Birth Place

Yonkers, NY

Race/Ethnicity

Asian or Pacific Islander

Residence

Sacramento, CA

Gender

Male

Born

October 28, 1965

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Left relative to colleagues in the state Senate last year.

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CalMatters coverage about this legislator

One loophole remains in student COVID-19 vaccination mandate

By Joe Hong, October 6, 2021

Dust to dust: Will California lawmakers legalize human composting — transforming bodies into soil?

By Marissa Garcia, August 9, 2021

Will DaVita’s indictment alter its big political spending in California?

By Barbara Feder Ostrov, July 19, 2021

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Committees this legislator serves on

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Budget and Fiscal Review

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Oversees Senate consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.

Business, Professions and Economic Development

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Bills relating to most business and professional practices and regulations.

Education

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Bills relating to K12 education and higher education.

Health (Chair)

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Bills relating to public health, alcohol and drug abuse, mental health, public and private health insurance and managed care, food safety, health facility licensing, prescription drugs, emergency medical services, and related institutions.

Human Services

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Bills relating to CalWORKs and other welfare programs; CalFresh; child welfare and foster care; services to persons with disabilities; in-home supportive services (IHSS); aging and long-term care; community care licensing; and, social services and rehabilitative services, in general.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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40%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

100%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

92%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

92%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

69%

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

38%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Senate District 6 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

51%

46%

GOP

20%

24%

No party

23%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

26%

39%

White

36%

37%

Asian

19%

14%

Black or African American

12%

Multi-race

Median household income

$63,546

$75,235

Median age

35.1

36.5

Poverty rate

17%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

31%

34%

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Most recent election

2018 General

Richard Pan (Incumbent)

Democratic

69.5%

Eric Frame

No Party Preference

30.5%

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Richard Pan

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

One loophole remains in student COVID-19 vaccination mandate

Dust to dust: Will California lawmakers legalize human composting — transforming bodies into soil?

Will DaVita’s indictment alter its big political spending in California?

Committees this legislator serves on

Budget and Fiscal Review

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Education

Health (Chair)

Human Services

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 6 demographics

Most recent election

2018 General

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