For every issue before the state legislature, there's an expert who knows every fact and figure surrounding it. At the State Capitol, these representatives, senators, lobbyists, Ph. Ds, and non-governmental organizations are called policy wonks.
Policy wonks are committed to their issues.
Where others read the summaries, they read the fine print. They study local and global trends, they search for innovations, and they understand the causes and effects within their disciplines. They testify at state and federal hearings. They toil behind the scenes, hammering out legislative details and influencing policy decisions. Most wonks don't consider themselves experts.