Pat Wallis
Pat Wallis (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 23rd Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Wallis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Pat Wallis served in the U.S. Army from 1998 to 2001. He earned a high school diploma from Murphy High School, a bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1998, and a graduate degree from Tulane University in 2004. Wallis' career experience includes working as a technology professional.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 23rd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 23
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 23 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jay Obernolte (R) | |
 | Tessa Lynn Hodge (D)  | |
| Karsten Nicholson (D) | ||
 | Pat Wallis (D) | |
 | Karen Matthews (No party preference) | |
 | Eli Owens (No party preference) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edwin Alonzo (D)
- Paul Chakalian (D)
- Alexis Claiborne (D)
- David Jones (D)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pat Wallis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wallis' responses.
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Today, I lead the Innovation Lab at the world’s leading mapping company. I don’t just talk about the future; I build it. Throughout my career, I’ve engineered systems for those who respond when everything is at stake. Most families face a cost-of-living deficit of up to $66,000 chasing the American Dream. Raising my kids here, I’ve lived this challenge. Saving for retirement and our children’s future shouldn’t be a luxury. We must secure affordable housing and healthcare, lower taxes, and living-wage jobs. My priorities include cutting VA red tape so veterans get the care they earned, while expanding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. While 65% of our district is public land, federal budgets have been cut by 70% since 2011. Our communities pay the price through service cuts, wildfires, and soaring insurance costs. We must restore these budgets and enact a public option for disaster insurance. Additionally, we must prioritize diplomacy over forever wars, using military intervention only as a last resort. To make change stick, we must end corruption: • Term limits for Congress and federal judges • Eliminating crooked pardons • Stopping billionaire influence in elections • Restoring federal oversight and the rule of law
Washington needs an innovator who fights for everyone. Visit: www.PatWallis.com- We're living through a cost-of-living crisis generations in the making. We're working harder than ever, but grasping the American Dream is out of reach, as saving for the future has become a luxury most can't afford. For a family of four, buying a home, raising kids, paying for healthcare & homeowners' insurance, while saving for the kids' college & retirement leaves a yearly structural gap of up to $66,000. I'm fighting for a healthcare public option, down payment grants, rent protections, and lower homeowners insurance — real fixes, not tweaks. The system isn't just rigged, it's broken. I'm running because I refuse to accept that, and because I know by working together we can fix this.
- Rising housing, healthcare, and homeowners’ insurance costs are hitting families at once. Investment speculators have bought up homes across our district, removing them from the market, pricing working families out. Predatory landlords are gouging renters who can't save for a down payment, let alone retirement. When families do manage to own, insurers are fleeing California—leaving skyrocketing premiums or no coverage. Meanwhile, drug companies charge Americans more than anywhere on earth, while rural hospitals close. I'm fighting to stop speculative investment in homes, protect renters, create a public disaster insurance option, a healthcare public option, cap drug costs, and keep our hospitals open. These are real solutions.
- Corruption isn't a side issue. It's why these gaps exist and are growing. Unaffordable housing, sky-high drug prices & insurance costs are all solvable. But elected leaders in D.C. & their friends have no incentive to fix a system they're profiting from. They’re serving themselves, not us. When we start asking hard questions about our wallets, they flood the zone with chaos—manufactured crises, culture wars—anything to keep us from noticing how rigged the system is. I'm for term limits for Congress & federal judges. Elections free from billionaire dark money. No more crooked pardons. The rule of law is enforced equally for all, not just people without connections. It's time to elect leaders who'll build an America that works for all of us.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 18, 2026
