Kevin Kiley Advances to California's 6th House Race as Democrats Hold 3-to-1 Registration Edge
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Kevin Kiley Advances to California's 6th House Race as Democrats Hold 3-to-1 Registration Edge
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Summary
Kevin Kiley, now an independent after leaving the Republican Party in March, and former state senator Richard Pan emerged as the top two finishers in a seven-way open primary for California’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District.
The fall matchup will unfold in a Sacramento-based district widely seen as Democratic terrain, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 3 to 1, giving Kiley a steep general-election challenge.
Kiley, first elected in 2022 from a more rural Northern California seat, has kept strong Republican financial backing even after changing his registration, including support from a PAC tied to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Pan, a pediatrician known for tightening school vaccine requirements in the state Senate, is running on defending health care programs and resisting Trump administration efforts to roll back established medical policy.