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.

Jan 31, 2025 · Wisconsin party chair Ben Wikler is claiming momentum with a fresh endorsement from Nancy Pelosi to lead the Democratic National Committee.

6 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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.”

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...