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]

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.

Jan 29, 2025 · Wikler and his friends had founded a satirical publication called The Yellow Press and, with Election Day approaching, they interviewed Ben Granby, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student running a joke campaign as a Republican for …

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 ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler, seen during Kamala Harris’ Sept. 20, 2024, campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., is among the candidates vying to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Feb 1, 2025 · OXON 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...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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...

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.

Dec 1, 2024 · Ben Wikler, the Wisconsin Democratic chairman and a prolific party fund-raiser with deep connections in Washington, announced on Sunday that he was entering the race to lead the Democratic...