CA-46 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleLiterary scholar
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundLiterary scholar
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Notable personal detailsDavid Tse-Chien Pan is an American literary scholar and a Professor of German at the University of California, Irvine. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. House in California’s 46th Congressional District in 2024 and is a Republican candidate for the same seat in 2026. He previously served as a member of the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate advocates reducing the size and scope of government and government spending while also supporting a $16,000 universal basic income proposal that would replace existing welfare programs. He has proposed a market-based carbon tax rather than subsidies as a climate policy tool. These positions combine elements of spending reduction and new/redistributed spending, producing mixed signals on overall tax/economic direction.
Healthcare
Advocates privatizing Medicare and Medicaid and replacing current welfare/health programs with a system of private-market coverage funded by a $4,000-per-year health insurance voucher (paired with a proposed universal basic income); emphasizes shifting day-to-day care to direct patient–provider interactions and expanding private-market competition for healthcare services.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate calls for securing the U.S. border and links current border openness to drugs, criminals, and terrorists; he frames border security as necessary to establish a consistent immigration policy. His campaign materials emphasize stronger border control rather than expanded legal pathways or protections for asylum seekers.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports recruiting more police and enforcing existing laws to reduce crime and improve public safety. The campaign emphasizes stronger law enforcement rather than defunding police, but does not state specific gun-policy proposals on the campaign site.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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