Meet Pat Wallis
A Life of Service. A Mind for Solutions.
Pat’s not a politician. He’s a husband, a father, an Army veteran, a software developer, and a community builder.
He attended Tulane University on an ROTC scholarship before being commissioned into the Army. While deployed to Germany during the Kosovo War, he learned two lessons that still guide him today: when Americans come together around a shared mission, there’s nothing they can’t solve—and we never leave anyone behind.
After 9/11, Pat continued serving, managing bases for the Coast Guard and keeping critical systems running. In 2011, he joined Esri, the world leader in mapping technology, where he founded and runs the Esri Innovation Lab.
But Pat knows technology alone isn’t the answer—community is. Since 2015, he and his wife, Danielle, have worked with Mil-Tree, a high desert nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans reconnect and rebuild community after service. For the past five years, Pat has served as Board President, rolling up his sleeves to build real solutions instead of waiting for government to act.
That’s what Pat will bring to Congress — practical leadership built on service.
Pat and Danielle live in Yucca Valley. He’s a Democrat fighting for a New American Way—working together to ensure no one is left behind
Pat brings a lifetime of service to a single promise:
leave no one behind.
What he'll bring to Congress is the ability to build things that work—not just talk about them. He’s spent his career building tools for those who step forward when everything’s on the line—from the U.S. Army and Coast Guard to local first responders. Now he’s running to bring that same commitment to Congress, so it finally works for the people it’s meant to serve
But while Washington works for the wealthy, families out here are being priced out. That's why Pat is fighting for affordable housing, jobs that build a future here, college without crushing debt, lower healthcare costs, and real disaster protection for our families.
As our costs have skyrocketed, his opponent’s stock portfolio has exploded. Jay Obernolte isn’t serving us—he’s serving himself.
A New American Way means shared responsibility, mutual care, and helping each other get ahead — not by chance, but by choice. It's a sacred commitment to take care of everyone, honoring all who serve our communities and the land we share.
This race is winnable—but only by working together for the future we all deserve.
ISSUES
Affordable
Housing
Tackle high rents by regulating predatory investment. Support community land trusts & down-payment assistance so all Americans can realize the dream of homeownership & build lasting financial security.
Disaster
Insurance
Establish a public option for catastrophic disaster coverage & provide federal grants to help homeowners retrofit & harden properties—because smart prevention saves lives & taxpayer dollars
Affordable
Healthcare
Protect Medicare, Medicaid, & expand the Affordable Care Act: lower drug prices, protect & expand rural hospitals. Support a public option that preserves innovation and choice.
Jobs &
Retirement
Protect Social Security, and revitalize the regional economy with anchor institutions, manufacturing, skilled trades, investment in small studios & makers, agriculture, & strong unions — not low-wage logistics sprawl
Affordable
Education
Reverse decades of cost-shifting onto our children by providing them with debt-free pathways to education, meaningful careers & restoring the promise of affordable public college.
Immigration
Policy
US immigration agencies must be rebuilt for accountability. Real security stops cartel
trafficking, upholds constitutional rights, keeps families together, holds employers accountable, fixes asylum backlogs & protects citizenship pathways
Civic
Renewal
Democracy is an active practice. To cultivate leaders we deserve, we must rebuild pathways for young Americans into community service careers with fair pay and homeownership grants where they serve.
Freedom
For All
Freedom for All means safety from government intrusion and targeted attacks for living a life the Constitution defends. No one should live in fear or intimidation for exercising their rights—including a woman’s right to choose.
Veterans &
Military
Honor service by protecting local bases, cutting VA red tape, expanding presumptive coverage for exposures & ensuring veterans receive the timely care they earned
National
Security
Defend America through principled strength, strong alliances & diplomacy—not reckless wars. Support war powers and oppose blank-check authorizations
Public
Safety
Support first responders through federal grants for staffing, equipment, occupational health resources, & affordable local housing
Environmental
Policy
Protect regional security by preserving public lands for community health & resilience through water-neutral development & responsible clean energy — not industrial projects that turn our communities into sacrifice zones
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