Joe Wierzbicki

OCDB PAC Coordinator

Joe Wierzbicki was a founding member of the team that launched the Tea Party Express back in mid-2009. Since then he's helped lead the effort, including attendance at nearly 100 tea party rallies across the nation.

Wierzbicki became a conservative at a very young age; his parents having taught him to gain reading proficiency by practicing on articles from the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper's pro-Reagan editorial bias rubbed off on his political leanings, and Wierzbicki's interest in politics was honed.

Throughout college, Wierzbicki was active with Republican campaigns and conservative causes, sometimes ditching class so that he could walk precincts or man phone banks for Republican candidates in southern California. In his fourth year at UCSD, Wierzbicki left for Sacramento and a job working for a State Assemblyman in the State Capitol building.

In the 15 years since, Wierzbicki has worked for dozens of conservative and Republican campaigns, ranging from presidential campaigns, to international affairs to grassroots activist causes, such as the historic Recall Gray Davis campaign. He is also quite proud of his work with the patriotic, pro-troop organization, Move America Forward, where he helped ensure the organization's efforts were often featured in national media reports.

Wierzbicki's special focus is on coordinating rallies, tour routes, helping produce TV and radio advertising and helping steer the Tea Party Express in endorsements and involvement in political campaigns.