Bill Wong is a
strategic advisor that specializes in helping clients
overcome complex policy and political challenges with
precisely executed aggressive, creative and unconventional
tactics and strategies.
His firm has advised Fortune 500 companies, political
action committees, and candidates for local, state and
federal office. His firm provides services that include
grassroots organizing, independent expenditure campaigns,
fundraising, PAC direction, ethnic voter targeting, and
messaging.
Bill is also an expert in mobilizing the emergent advocacy,
voting and fundraising power of California’s Asian Pacific
American communities. As a result, he has established
unparalleled relationships with federal, state and local
Asian American elected officials and community-based
organizations throughout the state.
In his various capacities, he has played a role in major
darkhorse election victories such as Judy Chu’s successful
special election campaign for Congress in California
(2009), John Chiang’s bid for California State Controller
(2006), Paul Fong’s bid for State Assembly (2008), Warren
Furutani’s bid for State Assembly (2007), and Mike Eng’s
bid for Assembly (2006). He also worked directly in
organizing Asian Pacific American support that contributed
to victories for the “No on Prop. 54”, “Yes on Prop. 55”,
and “Yes on Prop. 39” campaigns. In addition, he has played
a key role in facilitating the appointment of Asian Pacific
American leaders to state and federal judicial and
administrative positions.
Bill has over twenty years of legislative experience that
includes five and a half years as Chief of Staff to State
Assembly Member Judy Chu who eventually became the chair of
the powerful Assembly Appropriations Committee, Chief of
Staff and Press Secretary to State Senator Hilda L. Solis
who won a historic campaign for U.S. Congress in 2000, and
Legislative Director to State Assembly Member Mike Honda.
During his tenure in the Legislature, Bill successfully
developed and guided to passage millions of dollars in
state budget funding for essential health and human
services programs and groundbreaking legislation on Asian
and Pacific Islander issues, revenue and taxation policy,
and hate crime enforcement. Mr. Wong also worked over three
years as a registered contract lobbyist where he
represented community-based consumer organizations and
labor interests on legislation relating to taxation,
health, child support, domestic violence, public utilities,
rent control, and toxics.
Other notable political and legislative experience includes
work coordinating the transition for State Controller John
Chiang in 2006-07 and coordinating his inauguration,
chairing the Judy Chu Board of Equalization Inaugural
Committee, serving as Sacramento Regional Coordinator for
Kerry Edwards in 2004, serving as Chief Consultant to the
California State Senate Subcommittee on Asia Trade and
Commerce, serving as Associate Committee Consultant to the
California State Senate Committee on Housing and Urban
Affairs; and coordinating the statewide field outreach for
Proposition 167 in 1992.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science
and a minor degree in Asian American Studies at the
University of California at Davis. He has also served as a
guest lecturer for the University of California at Davis.
Bill Wong has held leadership positions in numerous state
and local community organizations and civic commissions
including: Board Member for Chinese for Affirmative Action,
Advisor for the Asian Pacific Islander Capital Association,
Board Member of the Asian Pacific American Leadership
Project, Board Member of My Sister’s House API Domestic
Violence Shelter, United States Electoral College (2000)
California Elector (Appointed by Rep. Hilda Solis), Member
of the Sacramento Mayor’s Citizen Commission on Campaign
Finance Reform, President of the Sacramento Chinese
Community Service Center, Vice President Chinese American
Council of Sacramento, Founding Member of the Council of
Asian Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy &
Leadership, and Sacramento County Human Rights and Fair
Housing Commissioner.
Bill
has also received numerous awards for community service,
including: 2008 Asian Pacific Community Counseling
Community Hero Award, 2007 Asian Enterprise Magazine
Special Advocate of the Year Award, 2007 Asian Pacific
Islander Capitol Association Unsung Hero Award, California
State Assembly Resolutions (Assembly Members Judy Chu, Mary
Hayashi and Mike Honda), California State Senate Resolution
(State Senator Hilda L. Solis), 2004 Greenlining Coalition
“Big Foot” Award, 2004 Planned Parenthood Guardian of
Choice Award, and 1998 National Asian Women’s Health
Organization Champion of Women & Families.
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