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 .

21 hours 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.

1 day 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 Minnesota’s equivalent of the Democratic Party.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON – For Ben Wikler, the final stretch of the race to lead the Democratic National Committee has been about momentum. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman is projecting a sense of ...

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 ...

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 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, who has led the Wisconsin Democratic Party since 2019, announced a bid to be national party chair with a platform to “unite, fight, win.”

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.

Dec 1, 2024 · Since losing the White House and U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, Democrats are looking for new leadership — Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, has joined the race to lead the national party, with the DNC choosing a new chair in February 2025.