Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician and California State Senator representing Senate District 6 which includes the cities of Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Elk Grove. We talk about how he found his way to politics as a practicing pediatrician, discuss his bill to end the personal belief exemption which allowed parents to send unvaccinated kids to California schools, discuss the dangers of influenza and end with a discussion on the 2018 legislative session and his priorities for Sacramento.