Ben Wikler, who transformed Wisconsin's Democratic Party, to step down as chair
Ben Wikler, who has been widely credited with tempering the scale of Wisconsin’s rightward swing in November as chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, will not be seeking another term leading the state party.
Wikler will serve out the remainder of his term and step down after a successor is named at the state party convention in June, he told WPR in an exclusive interview.
His announcement comes months after he lost a bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee, and as Democrats nationwide reckon with holding diminished power in Washington and the sweeping force of President Donald Trump’s second term agenda.
Wikler argued that agenda has brought the country into a “moment of crisis,” and said that his departure from state leadership is an opportunity to explore other ways of serving the party.
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