Wilk was appointed to the Santa Clarita College District Board of Trustees on August 23, 2006. He was re-elected in November 2007 and November 2011. He also worked as a small business owner, ran a communications firm, and was a former legislative staffer.[2]
Career
California State Assembly
Wilk was elected to represent the 38th Assembly District on November 5, 2012. He received 56.9% of the vote. Wilk was re-elected in 2014, receiving 66.3% of the vote. While in the Assembly, Wilk served on the following committees: Budget Committee (Sub 4 - State Administration), the Governmental Organization Committee, and the Joint Committee on Arts.
While in the Assembly, Wilk was the principal co-author of the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act[citation needed]. He also co-authored a $420 million tax incentive that helped land a $60 billion aerospace contract expected to create 6,500 new jobs in the High Desert[citation needed]. In 2014, Scott was selected by the non-partisan, non-profit State Legislative Leaders Foundation to attend the Emerging Leaders Program held at the University of Virginia[citation needed].
California State Senate
In California State Senate, Wilk is the vice-chair of the Governmental Organization committee.[3] On January 20, 2021, Wilk was elected as the Senate Republican Leader.[4]
Unlike many Republicans, Wilk has garnered endorsements from organized labor.[5] He has received an endorsement from AFSCME Local 3299 (American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees) and from other organizations such as the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR), California Professional Firefighters, California ProLife Council, Gun Owners of California, National Rifle Association, PawPAC - California's Political Action Committee for Animals, and Peace Officers Research Association of California.[6]
Wilk and his wife, Vanessa, reside in Santa Clarita with their two dogs.[8] They have two adult children, Scott, Jr. and Alison.[8]
Wilk's wife, Vanessa, is a district director for California State Assembly member Tom Lackey. She is also the chair of the City of Santa Clarita's Arts Commission[9] and a member of the board of directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging.[10]