Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler launches bid for DNC chair
Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler launches bid for Democratic National Committee Chair
WISN 12 News Political Director Matt Smith confirms Wikler will announce his bid Sunday morning
Updated: 5:00 AM CST Dec 1, 2024
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Ben Wikler will launch his bid Sunday morning to be Democratic National Committee chairman.12 News Political Director Matt Smith confirmed the details.Wikler will join a growing field of candidates, including the head of Minnesota Democrats, Ken Martin, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and New York state Sen. James Skoufis. Current chair Jaime Harrison is not seeking another term. “Today, the country we love needs the Democratic Party to be stronger. I have led the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for the last five years, helping to transform it into an organizing, fundraising, and winning machine, and I’m now running for chair of the Democratic National Committee to supercharge our work in every state,” Wikler said in a statement. “For Democrats to move forward, we must build a big tent, organize and communicate in every place and on every platform, and find the resources, people, and focus to reach voters who currently get their news about Democrats from Republicans. That will be my mission as DNC Chair: Unite. Fight. Win.”Wikler has been chairman of the state party since 2019 and is credited with raising nearly $200 million, which is cited as the most of any state party chair. “I feel like we left it all on the field in the sense of doing all that we knew we could do along the way,” Wikler said during an appearance on ‘UPFRONT’ just after the election. “At the same time, when you come up short, you have to ask, just as you should when you win, you have to ask what more could you have done, what decisions could you have made differently, and most importantly, what do you do next?”More than 400 members of the Democratic National Committee are expected to vote on their new chair during a meeting Feb. 1. “I think you’re seeing a cry for change,” Jennifer Holdsworth, a Democratic strategist, said last week on ‘UPFRONT.’ “This is an organization that is ripe for change, and I think you’re going to see a lot of candidates bringing new ideas to the table, rather than just what it has been used for in the past.”
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Ben Wikler will launch his bid Sunday morning to be Democratic National Committee chairman.
12 News Political Director Matt Smith confirmed the details.
Wikler will join a growing field of candidates, including the head of Minnesota Democrats, Ken Martin, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and New York state Sen. James Skoufis. Current chair Jaime Harrison is not seeking another term.
“Today, the country we love needs the Democratic Party to be stronger. I have led the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for the last five years, helping to transform it into an organizing, fundraising, and winning machine, and I’m now running for chair of the Democratic National Committee to supercharge our work in every state,” Wikler said in a statement. “For Democrats to move forward, we must build a big tent, organize and communicate in every place and on every platform, and find the resources, people, and focus to reach voters who currently get their news about Democrats from Republicans. That will be my mission as DNC Chair: Unite. Fight. Win.”
Wikler has been chairman of the state party since 2019 and is credited with raising nearly $200 million, which is cited as the most of any state party chair.
“I feel like we left it all on the field in the sense of doing all that we knew we could do along the way,” Wikler said during an appearance on ‘UPFRONT’ just after the election. “At the same time, when you come up short, you have to ask, just as you should when you win, you have to ask what more could you have done, what decisions could you have made differently, and most importantly, what do you do next?”
More than 400 members of the Democratic National Committee are expected to vote on their new chair during a meeting Feb. 1.
“I think you’re seeing a cry for change,” Jennifer Holdsworth, a Democratic strategist, said last week on ‘UPFRONT.’ “This is an organization that is ripe for change, and I think you’re going to see a lot of candidates bringing new ideas to the table, rather than just what it has been used for in the past.”
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