Richard Pan (born October 28, 1965) is a Democratic California State Senator representing California's 6th Senate district, which encompasses parts of Sacramento and Yolo counties.
He is also a practicing pediatrician.
Pan is a member of the California Asian & 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.
Pan was born to immigrant parents from Taiwan.