Finding House · California Democrat
Pan, Richard Dr. FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://drrichardpan.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page explicitly references 'red box messaging' and provides detailed media-buy instructions segmented by voter type and channel, with prescribed message themes. This is classic red-box guidance directing an outside group (super PAC) on advertising strategy, not voter-facing persuasion or a standard press kit.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Important to follow red box messaging and capture “fight” thematic.
Explicitly references 'red box messaging' and gives thematic directive.Registered Democrats, Democratic leaning NPP voters – need to receive positive messaging about Dr. Pan.
Segmented audience with directive on what messaging they should receive.Streaming - Blended Top-100 CTV direct voter match 26p4 Dem+/IND/NPP, exclude Rep+ voters
Channel-specific media-buy instruction with targeting criteria.Youtube - Instant Reservation to secure low CPMs, district-wide geofence targeting voters 18-50
Further channel and timing instruction for ad placement.Direct mail - 26p4 Dem+/IND/NPP, exclude Rep+ voters
Another channel with specific targeting, typical of media-buy guidance.Latino voters should see ads on digital including streaming in English and Spanish that:
Segmented audience with prescribed ad content and language.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 17 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $3,498,773 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $50,000 opposing.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 314 ACTION FUND | $3,449,940 | 15 | 2026-05-05 – 2026-05-26 |
| O | ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND | $50,000 | 1 | 2026-05-30 – 2026-05-30 |
| S | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | $48,833 | 1 | 2026-05-26 – 2026-05-26 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.