The Sacramento Bee endorses Richard Pan for the 6th Congressional District. Here's what to know

The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board has endorsed Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and former state senator, in the race for California’s 6th Congressional District. The board cited his defense of vaccine science and decades of service to the Sacramento region as deciding factors.

FULL STORY: Endorsement: The Bee picks one standout for the 6th Congressional District | Opinion

Here are key takeaways:

• The crowded field includes Democrats Pan, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero and Planned Parenthood executive Lauren Babb-Tomlinson, plus current Rep. Kevin Kiley, who recently switched from Republican to “No Party Preference.”
• The newly drawn district, reshaped by Proposition 50, will include Rocklin, Roseville, Citrus Heights, West Sacramento and large portions of northern and eastern Sacramento — making Kiley’s seat far less safe than his previous 3rd District.
• The endorsement hinged on H.R.1, President Trump’s budget law. Kiley touted its tax relief, while Pan pointed to Congressional Budget Office estimates of $911 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years and roughly 10 million Americans losing health coverage by 2034.
• Pan founded Communities and Physicians Together and co-founded “Healthy Kids Healthy Future,” which provides health, dental and vision coverage to more than 65,000 children in the Sacramento region.
• Time magazine called Pan a “hero” in 2015 for legislation that boosted school vaccination rates and helped halt a measles outbreak. He faced assault, harassment and stalking during his COVID-era public health work in 2020.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.