ED Buck led the campaign to impeach Arizona Republican Governor Evan Mecham in 1987 by founding the “Mecham Watchdog Committee”. He announced the campaign on December 21, 1986, before Mecham had even been sworn in, and was the “leader” of a protest on the day of Mecham’s inauguration.^[6] In particular, Buck highlighted Mecham’s “opposition to a King holiday, his proposal for voluntary drug testing and his plan to reduce the state police force by up to 300 officers”. Buck distributed bumper stickers that read “Mecham for Ex-Governor”, and Arizona Attorney General Robert K. Corbin ruled that state employees were allowed to use them on their cars. The anti-Mecham campaign “made Buck a household name in Arizona” according to The Arizona Republic. In retaliation, Buck was attacked by Julian Sanders, the chairman of Arizonans for Traditional Family Values, over his homosexuality. Buck switched his registration from Republican to Democrat because of homophobia in 1988.

After moving to West Hollywood, California, Buck ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2007.^[2] He formerly served on the steering committee of the Stonewall Democratic Club. He has donated “nearly $30,000” to Democratic candidates like Hillary Clinton, Ted Lieu, Pete Aguilar and Raja Krishnamoorthi as well as the Getting Things Done PA