1 day ago · Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has backed Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC), following an endorsement by Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...

So I'm running for Chair of the Democratic National Committee—to UNITE, FIGHT, and WIN across every state and territory in our country. Unite. We must unite our Party around long-term plans to organize, recruit, and build teams to compete at every level in every state.

2 days ago · The contest will be decided at the DNC’s winter meeting in suburban Washington. This is not a flashy election, although big questions loom about money, strategy and diversity. The leading candidates, Minnesota’s Ken Martin and Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler, are low-profile state party chairs with few obvious differences in how they would lead.

Jan 24, 2025 · Lujan Grisham echoed the sentiment that Wikler will value and invest in governors. "I will be voting for Ben Wikler for DNC Chair because he has shown that he knows how to raise historic funds for ...

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Benjamin McDonald Wikler (born February 3, 1981) is an American organizer, political figure, and the chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin since July 2019. He is a former senior advisor at MoveOn .

6 days ago · The contender seen as a modest underdog, Ben Wikler, the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, has been scrambling to show that he can overcome Ken Martin, the chairman of the Minnesota ...

Dec 1, 2024 · Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, says he's joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington.

Jan 2, 2025 · Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) endorsed Ben Wikler’s bid to lead the Democratic National Committee on Thursday morning. In a series of social media posts announcing the endorsement, Schumer cited Wikler’s achievements as chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin since 2019.

Dec 11, 2024 · Wikler, 43, is now running to head the Democratic National Committee—at a time of low morale, disillusionment with current leadership, and uncertainty as to where it goes from here. How...