Lobbyist Prepares for Real Battle Far From Capitol Hill

• By Tricia Miller
• Roll Call Staff
• Feb. 8, 2010, Midnight

On Sept. 11, 2001, Patrick Wilson was just another Hill staffer. Wilson, now a lobbyist, was working as legislative director for Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) on the day the Capitol was evacuated and later when Pence received anthrax in the mail. Those terrorist threats made him want to fight back, but joining the military was impossible since he had passed the maximum age limit of 34.