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]

4 days 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 ...

6 days ago · 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.

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 ...

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.

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.