Pat Wilson
CA · Rolling Hills City Council Member
Pat Wilson is a Rolling Hills City Council member and business owner who has served nearly 20 years on the city's Traffic Commission. He focuses on safety, security and local control of zoning.
Where Pat Wilson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (7 records), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 3 oppose
As mayor, voted to set the yearly trash rate at $1,432.11 per parcel, ending the city's subsidy of residents' trash bills. It passed 4-1.
June 12, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, voted to add the extra sheriff traffic enforcement patrols back into the 2023-24 city budget. It passed 4-1.
June 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, voted to cut extra sheriff traffic enforcement patrols from the city budget. The cut passed 3-1.
April 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Brought forward the city's regional council of governments (SBCCOG) dues as mayor. The council voted 3-1 to ask that its dues be capped at $1,000, or else plan to leave.
March 13, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted to keep $300,000 in the 2022-23 city budget to design and build outdoor emergency warning sirens. It passed 3-2.
June 27, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Cast the only vote against adopting the city's 2021-22 budget. It passed 4-1.
June 28, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion to apply for a loan from the city's insurance pool (CJPIA) to pay for disability-access upgrades at City Hall. It passed 5-0.
January 11, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against the city continuing to pay residents' trash rate increase for 2020-21, a subsidy rising to about $132,000 a year. It passed 3-2.
April 13, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 7 support
Voted to approve an agreement for the PANO AI wildfire detection camera system. It passed 4-1.
September 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion approving a cost-sharing agreement with three other Peninsula cities for a joint disaster hazard mitigation plan, and asked staff to raise cost-share concerns. It passed 4-0.
February 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, voted for a contract of up to $261,000 to install an outdoor emergency siren system. It passed 4-1.
June 26, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, voted to add the extra sheriff traffic enforcement patrols back into the 2023-24 city budget. It passed 4-1.
June 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted to keep $300,000 in the 2022-23 city budget to design and build outdoor emergency warning sirens. It passed 3-2.
June 27, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion accepting a state and federal (Cal OES and FEMA) hazard grant of about $323,500 to clear vegetation and reduce fire risk. It passed 5-0.
December 14, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion adopting the city's Community Wildfire Protection Plan and having staff update it every year. It passed 5-0.
July 27, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Made the motion to start forming an underground utility district on Eastfield Drive, where power lines go underground, and set a public hearing. It passed 5-0.
November 14, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor pro tem, made the motion approving Traffic Commission street changes on Johns Canyon Road to address residents' concerns, with a budget change to pay for them. It passed 5-0.
November 14, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion to apply for a loan from the city's insurance pool (CJPIA) to pay for disability-access upgrades at City Hall. It passed 5-0.
January 11, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Cast the only vote against sending a letter supporting state efforts to keep prescribed grazing as a way to prevent wildfires. It passed 4-1.
August 24, 2026
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Cast the only votes against placing two more outdoor emergency sirens, on Saddleback Road and Portuguese Bend Road. Both passed 4-1.
July 27, 2026
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against adding a fourth outdoor emergency siren pole, which raised the siren contract by $48,335.96. It passed 3-2.
March 9, 2026
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted to adopt a city law (Ordinance 386) changing the height limits for homes, stables and barns. It passed 4-1.
July 28, 2025
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against a city letter opposing AT&T's request to end its duty to provide traditional landline phone service. The letter passed 3-2.
March 11, 2024
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted to keep Rolling Hills in the South Bay Cities Council of Governments under its new dues structure. It passed 3-2.
March 11, 2024
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded and voted to put off for six months a city match of about $405,250 for a federal grant to clear fire fuel in Klondike Canyon. The delay passed 3-2.
January 22, 2024
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, voted to hire Karina Banales as city manager and approve her employment contract. It passed 4-1.
October 23, 2023
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
As mayor, presented a dues deal he reached with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments: $3,500 in dues plus $1,000 for a regional planner. The council accepted it 5-0.
June 26, 2023
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Was chosen mayor of Rolling Hills by a unanimous City Council vote.
December 13, 2022
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against a letter opposing the Los Angeles County Land Bank Program that also sent a council member to speak; it failed 2-3. He then voted for a plain opposition letter, which passed 5-0.
November 14, 2022
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Was re-elected to the Rolling Hills City Council, one of three winners among five candidates.
November 8, 2022
Source: rolling-hills.org
Was chosen mayor pro tem of Rolling Hills by a unanimous City Council vote.
April 11, 2022
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion not to hire a lobbyist shared by the Peninsula cities to work on housing and local control. It passed 3-1.
January 10, 2022
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against a city letter opposing a state utility commission proposal to change payments for rooftop solar power. The letter failed 2-2.
January 10, 2022
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motions for a city letter opposing SB 9, a state housing approval bill, and a letter supporting a proposed ballot measure to end state influence over local zoning. Both passed 5-0.
April 12, 2021
Source: rollinghillsca.api.civicclerk.com
Won a seat on the Rolling Hills City Council, placing third of eight candidates with 14.4 percent of the vote. The Daily Breeze described him as a Wilmington trucking and repair business owner and a city traffic commissioner.
March 3, 2015
Source: dailybreeze.com
Past race Pat Wilson ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Rolling Hills city, California · incumbent