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Christopher Walis

Democratic Party

STH · NY · District 9

Age 26

New York State Assembly District 9

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Background

Christopher Walis is running as a Democrat for New York State Assembly District 9 in 2026. His campaign biography says he is a full-time assistant store manager at a local grocery store and is focused on affordability on Long Island; it also describes local community involvement through town halls, forums, protests, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy.

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Healthcare

Because he does not appear to currently hold the Assembly District 9 seat, no roll-call votes or sponsorship records were identified for him.

Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Christopher Walis frames his economic message around Long Island affordability, saying he wants to make Assembly District 9 more affordable so residents are not priced out of their homes. His campaign specifically supports creating affordable housing to help younger Long Islanders, older residents, veterans, and hard-working individuals remain in the community.

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Make Long Island more affordable for residents

2026-10-21

Walis says he is running to make New York State Assembly District 9 more affordable so no Long Islander, young or old, is priced out of their home.

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Create affordable housing for hard-working Long Islanders

2026-10-21

Walis supports creating affordable housing to help younger residents rent independently, assist older residents and veterans, and prevent hard-working individuals from being pushed out by high housing prices.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Christopher Walis supports protections for immigrant communities, specifically saying immigrant communities should be safe from ICE. His campaign issues page identifies ending local ICE contracts, including Islip Township's contract with ICE, as a key way to protect immigrants.

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Protect immigrant communities from ICE enforcement

2026-10-21

Walis states under his human-rights platform that immigrant communities should be kept safe from ICE.

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End Islip Township contract with ICE

2026-10-21

Walis says ending contracts like Islip Township's contract with ICE is a key way to protect immigrant safety.

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Immigration

Climate & Energy

No verified Climate & Energy position was found for Christopher J. Walis, the Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 9 in the 2026 cycle. Searches located pages confirming his candidacy for NY Assembly District 9 but did not identify any climate, energy, environment, clean energy, utilities, fossil-fuel, or related policy statements attributable to him.

Climate & Energy

Education

No verified public position by Christopher Walis on Education was found in the reviewed sources for his 2026 New York State Assembly District 9 campaign. He is identified as the Democratic candidate for Assembly District 9, but available candidate profiles and searchable campaign references did not provide education-specific issue positions, bills, or proposals.

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Public Safety

Christopher Walis frames public safety chiefly around protecting vulnerable communities, including immigrant and LGBTQIA+ residents, and has stated support for ending local cooperation contracts with ICE. He is also listed as endorsed by Gun Sense Voter, indicating support for common-sense gun safety laws.

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End local ICE cooperation contracts

2026-10-21

Walis says immigrant safety is imperative and identifies ending contracts such as Islip Township's contract with ICE as a key way to protect immigrant communities.

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Keep immigrant communities safe from ICE

2026-10-21

Walis's campaign says he supports ensuring immigrant communities are safe from ICE as part of his human-rights platform.

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Common-sense gun safety laws

2026-10-21

Walis is listed as endorsed by Gun Sense Voter for New York State Assembly District 9, an endorsement program described as supporting candidates who back common-sense gun safety laws.

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