[1] During her tenure at The Leadership Conference, she has worked to advance immigration reform, education equity, and civil rights legislation, including the Justice Reinvestment Act, which eliminated mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders in Maryland.

[1] She is the first African-American woman to represent this district,[7] and became the first Black woman elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in county history alongside Pamela Queen and Charlotte Crutchfield[8] after winning election to a full term in 2018, during which she ran on a slate with Smith, state delegate David Moon, and Lorig Charkoudian.

[12] In August 2018, Wilkins participated in a protest in Silver Spring, Maryland following the killing of Robert White, who was shot multiple times during an encounter with the Montgomery County police, where she called for reforms to the criminal justice system.

[13] In May 2019, she participated in another demonstration after the Montgomery County Police Department released body camera recordings showing a white officer using the N-word during a loitering investigation.

[15] In April 2021, after Derek Chauvin was sentenced in the murder of George Floyd, Wilkins released a statement calling for an end to police violence.

[4] During the 2023 legislative session, Wilkins said she supported equity provisions in House Bill 556, which established the framework for the state's marijuana industry following the passage of 2022 Maryland Question 4, calling them an "important starting point".

[29] In January 2019, Wilkins was one of nine Maryland lawmakers to add their names to a manifesto signed by 326 state legislators to reaffirm their commitment to protecting abortion rights.

[33] During the 2018 legislative session, Wilkins opposed bills providing tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy, including one that would benefit the Marriott International.

[38] During the 2023 legislative session, Wilkins argued against legislation that would create special elections to fill vacancies in the Maryland General Assembly, saying that she felt that candidates of color would struggle to fundraise in special elections and that the central committee nomination process led to more minority candidates serving in the legislature.