Greg WallisIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 47
Greg Wallis is a Republican incumbent. He represents California's 47th Assembly District. That district covers parts of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. It is in the Coachella Valley. He was born May 15, 1990. He studied political science at California Lutheran University. Before elected office, Wallis worked as an account executive. That was for Mann Communications. He served as executive director of the Inland Empire Taxpayers Association. He became district director for then-Assemblymember Chad Mayes. That began in 2014. Wallis first won the District 47 Assembly seat in 2022. He narrowly beat Palm Springs City Councilwoman Christy Holstege. He won by just 85 votes. He was re-elected in a 2024 rematch. He got about 51% of the vote. In the June 2026 primary, he advanced with 48.1% of the vote. He now faces Democrat Leila Namvar. That vote is on November 3, 2026. As of the 2025-2026 session, he serves on several Assembly committees. He sits on the Budget Committee. He is Vice-Chair of the Insurance Committee. He also serves on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact, Governmental Organization, and Utilities and Energy. Born May 15, 1990. Home: Assembly District 47, in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. His district office is in Rancho Mirage. Job: California State Assemblymember, his current elected office. Prior office: Incumbent since December 2022. He was first elected in 2022. He was re-elected in 2024. He held no prior elected office before the Assembly.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Wallis supports cutting state income taxes and reducing the cost of living, including a broad middle-class tax cut and making student loan interest fully deductible.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wallis has supported state funding to clear homeless encampments in his district and has pointed to CEQA litigation as a barrier to housing production, while backing Transitional Age Youth programs to prevent homelessness among youth aging out of foster care/probation.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Wallis has supported giving law enforcement stronger tools against dangerous illegal street activity such as sideshows, framing it as protecting community safety.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Wallis has publicly defended LGBTQ recognition and inclusion at the local level, opposing a proposal to end official Pride Month recognition; no public position on abortion specifically was found.
Source → - Education & Schools
Wallis has focused on higher-education affordability, authoring a bill to make student loan interest fully state-tax-deductible, and has voiced general support for education basics like childhood literacy; no specific position found on K-12 funding formulas, curriculum, or charter schools.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Wallis has supported funding for Transitional Age Youth programs that serve young adults aging out of foster care or the probation system.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Wallis has generally opposed state energy/climate policies he says would raise gas prices and household energy costs (including CARB's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and proposed Cap-and-Trade changes), while also authoring bills to promote solar energy, ease Joshua tree permitting, and address Coachella Valley air quality and wildfire prevention.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wallis has criticized the majority party's control of the legislative process as lacking transparency and public input, and has authored legislation to make lobbying position letters on bills publicly accessible online.
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