CA-46 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleProfessor of German (University of California, Irvine)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundProfessor of German (University of California, Irvine)
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EducationB.A., Stanford University (English and German), 1986
Notable personal detailsDavid Tse-Chien Pan is an American literary scholar and professor of German at the University of California, Irvine. He has run as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 46th Congressional District, including in 2024 and the 2026 cycle. He previously served on the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights (2019–2020).
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate proposes reducing taxes and regulations on small businesses, shrinking the size and scope of government, phasing out current welfare and entitlement programs, privatizing aspects of Medicare/Medicaid, and reforming Social Security to reduce federal spending. The campaign frames these changes as a way to address the national debt and return more money to individuals rather than government programs.
Healthcare
The candidate proposes phasing out existing welfare and entitlement programs and replacing them with a universal basic income of $16,000 per year, including a $4,000 per-year health insurance voucher to be used on the private market, creating universal coverage through private insurance rather than expanded public programs.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate calls for securing the U.S. border and criticizes current "open borders" as allowing drugs, criminals, and terrorists, framing border security as necessary to develop a consistent immigration policy. The campaign platform emphasizes stronger border controls as part of broader public-safety priorities.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes strengthening public safety by recruiting more police and enforcing laws. The campaign frames public safety as a top issue and links it to law enforcement and community protection rather than proposing new firearm restrictions.
News
David Pan is in the news because reports say he deleted past posts that called to seize private property and abolish police, borders, and prisons. The coverage does not clearly identify him beyond being a Democratic candidate in New York’s 10th district, and it does not provide any election result or other major update. The main issue appears to be scrutiny over those deleted statements.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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