Benjamin McDonald Wikler (born February 3, 1981) is an American political organizer who has been the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin since July 2019. A former senior advisor at MoveOn, Nancy Pelosi called him a "preeminent state party chair.” [1][2]

Jan 27, 2025 · Among the candidates vying to lead the Democratic National Committee is Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler, who has served as chair of the state Democratic Party since 2019. His fiercest competition to lead the national Democratic Party comes from Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

5 days ago · After two months of campaigning, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler lost his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee. In an election held Saturday outside Washington D.C., Democratic National Committee delegates chose Ken Martin of Minnesota as the party’s next chair. Martin won 246.5 of 428 votes.

6 days ago · Madison native Ben Wikler fell short in his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee Saturday after a hotly contested campaign, during which the Wisconsin Democratic Party chair gained a broader national spotlight.. During the election, held at the DNC’s winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, Wikler was defeated by Ken Martin, chair of …

O XON HILL, Md. – Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler on Saturday fell short in his bid to chair the Democratic National Committee, losing to Ken Martin of Minnesota in the race to lead Democrats through ...

Ben Wikler was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in June of 2019. Since then, he has led the party through a string of historic victories, including Wisconsin’s defeat of Trump in 2020, Governor Evers’ reelection in 2022, and two landmark state Supreme Court wins that delivered a progressive majority to the Court for the ...

In 2019, Wisconsin Democrats elected Ben as their statewide chair. Ben has chaired the WisDems through five years of extraordinarily intense elections—and multiple historic victories. In the 2020 presidential race, Wisconsin flipped from red to blue.

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.

In Wisconsin, we run a permanent campaign. We organize and communicate year-round, in every community—and it works. We've ended GOP control and unrigged our state. What has made a difference here can make a difference everywhere.

Aug 16, 2024 · Ben Wikler has been the chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin since 2019. When the Democratic National Convention convenes in Chicago Aug. 19-22, a central figure from Wisconsin...