Ben Wikler for DNC Chair

We, the undersigned, are excited to support Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. We believe his leadership will be critical during Trump’s second term to re-invigorate the party and set us up for the fights we know are coming, both electoral and moral.

Why are we supporting Ben? Just look at his record:

• As WisDems Chair, Ben built a year-round team of skilled professionals into the largest permanent staff of any state party in the country, and won 7 out of the last 10 statewide elections in the most competitive purple state
• Ben raised almost $200 million to fund the state party’s work supporting Democratic candidates up and down the ballot (a state party chair record)
• Ben has lived on the cutting edge of new media since his first job out of college at Air America Radio and at MoveOn. He is at home in the world of podcasts, streaming, and social media and knows you have to communicate in every state and on every platform
  • In Wisconsin, Democrats overwhelm Republicans online
• Under Ben’s leadership, Wisconsin flipped to Joe Biden in 2020, re-elected Governor Evers in 2022, secured two state Supreme Court seats to win a progressive majority, ended Scott Walker’s gerrymander, and was the closest battleground state in 2024
  • As a result, they re-elected Senator Tammy Baldwin and won a bunch of competitive down-ballot races, and now Wisconsin has a shot to flip the state legislature in 2026

TL;DR – Ben is a fighter. He knows what it takes to win under the most difficult circumstances, and how to mobilize grassroots volunteers, voters, donors, the media, and the Internet to get sh*t done.